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ALL meanings of paced

paced
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  • adjective paced having a specified or indicated pace (usually used in combination): fast-paced. 1
  • adjective paced counted out or measured by paces. 1
  • adjective paced run at a pace set by a pacesetter. 1
  • noun paced a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour. 1
  • noun paced a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo. 1
  • noun paced any of various standard linear measures, representing the space naturally measured by the movement of the feet in walking: roughly 30 to 40 inches (75 cm to 1 meter). Compare geometrical pace, military pace, Roman pace. 1
  • noun paced a single step: She took three paces in the direction of the door. 1
  • noun paced the distance covered in a step: Stand six paces inside the gates. 1
  • noun paced a manner of stepping; gait. 1
  • noun paced a gait of a horse or other animal in which the feet on the same side are lifted and put down together. 1
  • noun paced any of the gaits of a horse. 1
  • noun paced a raised step or platform. 1
  • verb with object paced to set the pace for, as in racing. 1
  • verb with object paced to traverse or go over with steps: He paced the floor nervously. 1
  • verb with object paced to measure by paces. 1
  • verb with object paced to train to a certain pace; exercise in pacing: to pace a horse. 1
  • verb with object paced (of a horse) to run (a distance) at a pace: Hanover II paced a mile. 1
  • verb without object paced to take slow, regular steps. 1
  • verb without object paced to walk up and down nervously, as to expend nervous energy. 1
  • verb without object paced (of a horse) to go at a pace. 1
  • idioms paced put through one's paces, to cause someone to demonstrate his or her ability or to show her or his skill: The French teacher put her pupils through their paces for the visitors. 1
  • idioms paced set the pace, to act as an example for others to equal or rival; be the most progressive or successful: an agency that sets the pace in advertising. 1
  • adjective paced If you talk about the way that something such as a film or book is paced, you are referring to the speed at which the story is told. 0
  • adjective paced having a specified pace 0
  • adjective paced measured by paces or pacing 0
  • adjective paced having its pace set by a pacemaker 0
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