ALL meanings of stride
stride
S s - noun stride footstep 1
- noun stride gait 1
- intransitive verb stride long steps 1
- verb without object stride to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance. 1
- verb without object stride to take a long step: to stride across a puddle. 1
- verb without object stride to straddle. 1
- verb with object stride to walk with long steps along, on, through, over, etc.: to stride the deck. 1
- verb with object stride to pass over or across in one long step: to stride a ditch. 1
- verb with object stride to straddle. 1
- noun stride a striding manner or a striding gait. 1
- noun stride a long step in walking. 1
- noun stride (in animal locomotion) the act of progressive movement completed when all the feet are returned to the same relative position as at the beginning. 1
- noun stride the distance covered by such a movement: He was walking a stride or two ahead of the others. 1
- noun stride a regular or steady course, pace, etc. 1
- noun stride a step forward in development or progress: rapid strides in mastering algebra. 1
- idioms stride hit one's stride, to achieve a regular or steady pace or course. to reach the point or level at which one functions most competently and consistently: The quarterback didn't hit his stride until the second half of the game. 1
- idioms stride strides, (used with a plural verb) Australian Informal. trousers. 1
- idioms stride take in stride, to deal with calmly; cope with successfully: She was able to take her sudden rise to fame in stride. 1
- verb stride If you stride somewhere, you walk there with quick, long steps. 0
- countable noun stride A stride is a long step which you take when you are walking or running. 0
- singular noun stride Someone's stride is their way of walking with long steps. 0
- countable noun stride If you make strides in something that you are doing, you make rapid progress in it. 0
- noun stride a long step or pace 0
- noun stride the space measured by such a step 0
- noun stride a striding gait 0
- noun stride an act of forward movement by an animal, completed when the legs have returned to their initial relative positions 0
- noun stride progress or development (esp in the phrase make rapid strides) 0
- noun stride a regular pace or rate of progress 0
- noun stride the distance covered between strokes 0
- noun stride a piano style characterized by single bass notes on the first and third beats and chords on the second and fourth 0
- noun stride men's trousers 0
- verb stride to walk with long regular or measured paces, as in haste, etc 0
- verb stride to cover or traverse by striding 0
- verb stride to cross (over a space, obstacle, etc) with a stride 0
- verb stride to achieve the desired rhythm in a racing shell 0
- intransitive verb stride to walk with long steps, esp. in a vigorous or swaggering manner 0
- intransitive verb stride to take a single, long step (esp. over something) 0
- intransitive verb stride to sit or stand astride 0
- verb transitive stride to take a single, long step in passing over (an obstacle, etc.) 0
- verb transitive stride to walk with long steps along or through 0
- verb transitive stride to sit or stand astride of; straddle; bestride 0
- noun stride the act of striding 0
- noun stride a long step in walking or running 0
- noun stride the distance covered by such a step 0
- noun stride any single forward movement by a four-legged animal, completed when the legs return to their original relative positions 0
- noun stride the distance covered in such a movement 0
- noun stride a manner of running; gait 0
- noun stride progress; advancement 0
- adjective stride designating or of a style of piano playing in which the left hand alternates rhythmically between a strong bass note and middle range chords 0