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| stride [ strīd ] |
verb (past strode [ strōd ], past participle strid·den [ strídd'n ], present participle strid·ing, 3rd person present singular strides) |
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1. intransitive verb walk with long steps: to walk with long regular steps, often briskly or energetically
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2. transitive and intransitive verb take long step over something: to cross or step over something with a long step
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3. transitive and intransitive verb straddle something: to sit or stand astride something
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noun (plural strides) |
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1. long step: a long step, especially one taken briskly or energetically
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2. distance covered by long step: the distance covered when somebody or something takes a long step
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3. advance toward improving something: an advance or step toward improving or developing something
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4. way of walking: a way of walking or running in long regular steps, often taken briskly or energetically
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5. zoology coordinated forward movement by animal: an act of forward motion by a four-legged animal consisting of a coordinated cycle of movements that brings the legs back to their original positions
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6. music
Same as stride piano
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| [ Old English strīdan "straddle," probably < Germanic] |
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  strid·er noun |
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hit or reach your stride U.S. to become familiar with and at ease with something so that you can do it easily and well
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take something in (your) stride to accept something without being unduly upset or worried about it
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