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Pace
peɪs
- a single step taken when walking or running
"Kirov stepped back a pace"
- a unit of length representing the distance between two successive steps in walking
"her eyes could size up a lad's wallet at fifty paces"
- a gait of a horse or other animal, especially one of the recognized trained gaits of a horse
- a person's manner of walking or running
"I steal with quiet pace"
- speed in walking, running, or moving
"most traffic moved at the pace of the riverboat"
- the speed or rate at which something happens or develops
"the industrial boom gathered pace"
- the state of a wicket as affecting the speed of the ball
"he can cope with the pace of the Australian wickets"
- walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety or annoyance
"we paced up and down in exasperation"
- measure (a distance) by walking it and counting the number of steps taken
"I paced out the dimensions of my new home"
- (of a trained horse) move in a distinctive lateral gait in which both legs on the same side are lifted together
"he will suddenly pace for a few steps, then go back into normal walk"
- move or develop (something) at a particular rate or speed
"the action is paced to the beat of a perky march"
- lead (another runner in a race) in order to establish a competitive speed
"McKenna paced us for four miles"
- do something at a slow and steady rate in order to avoid overexertion
"Frank was pacing himself for the long night ahead"