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Stride
strʌɪd
Stride definitions
verb
strode
stridden
stride
strides
striding
- walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction
"he strode across the road"
- walk about or along (a street or other place) with long, decisive steps
"a woman striding the cobbled streets"
- cross (an obstacle) with one long step
- bestride
"new wealth enabled Britain to stride the world once more"
noun
stride
strides
- a long, decisive step
"he crossed the room in a couple of strides"
- the length of a step or manner of taking steps in walking or running
"the horse shortened its stride"
- a step or stage in progress towards an aim
"great strides have been made towards equality"
make progress make headway gain ground progress advance proceed move get on get ahead come on come along shape up take shape move forward in leaps and bounds- a good or regular rate of progress, especially after a slow or hesitant start
"the speaker was getting into his stride"
- trousers
- denoting or relating to a rhythmic style of jazz piano playing in which the left hand alternately plays single bass notes on the downbeat and chords an octave higher on the upbeat
"he's a noted stride pianist"