stride  (strīd) 
v.
strode (strōd), strid·den (strĭd'n), strid·ing, strides
v.
intr.
To walk with long steps, especially in a hasty or vigorous way. To take a single long step, as in passing over an obstruction. To stand or sit astride; straddle.
v.
tr.
To walk with long steps on, along, or over: striding the stage. To step over or across: stride a brook. To be astride of; straddle.
n. The act of striding. A single long step. The distance traveled in such a step. A single coordinated movement of the four legs of a horse or other animal, completed when the legs return to their initial relative position. The distance traveled in such a movement.
A single coordinated movement of the four legs of a horse or other animal, completed when the legs return to their initial relative position. The distance traveled in such a movement.
A step of progress; an advance. Often used in the plural: making great strides in their studies.
[Middle English striden, from Old English strīdan.]
strid'er n. |
