stride : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: stride	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for stride
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stride n a step in walking or running [syn: pace, stride, tread] the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" Synonym(s): footstep, pace, step, stride significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity" v walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall" cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stride \Stride\, v. t. [imp. {Strode}(Obs. {Strid}); p. p. {Stridden}(Obs. {Strid}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striding}.] [AS. str[c6]dan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden, OFries. str[c6]da to strive, D. strijden to strive, to contend, G. streiten, OHG. str[c6]tan; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Straddle}.] 1. To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner. Mars in the middle of the shining shield Is graved, and strides along the liquid field. --Dryden. 2. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stride \Stride\, v. t. 1. To pass over at a step; to step over. [bd]A debtor that not dares to stride a limit.[b8] --Shak. 2. To straddle; to bestride. I mean to stride your steed. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stride \Stride\, n. The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride. --Pope. God never meant that man should scale the heavens By strides of human wisdom. --Cowper.