stride
to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
to take a long step: to stride across a puddle.
to straddle.
to walk with long steps along, on, through, over, etc.: to stride the deck.
to pass over or across in one long step: to stride a ditch.
to straddle.
a striding manner or a striding gait.
a long step in walking.
(in animal locomotion) the act of progressive movement completed when all the feet are returned to the same relative position as at the beginning.
the distance covered by such a movement: He was walking a stride or two ahead of the others.
a regular or steady course, pace, etc.
a step forward in development or progress: rapid strides in mastering algebra.
strides, Australian Informal. trousers.
Idioms about 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.
take in stride, to deal with calmly; cope with successfully: She was able to take her sudden rise to fame in stride.
Origin of stride
1Other words for stride
Other words from stride
- strid·er, noun
- strid·ing·ly, adverb
- out·stride, verb (used with object), out·strode, out·strid·den, out·strid·ing.
Words Nearby stride
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How to use stride in a sentence
The students may not be walking a mile in one another’s shoes, but they take several major strides in them.
An innovative Georgetown lab looks to theater to quell political fires | Peter Marks | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostLike Bezos, those who know Jassy expect him to take the criticism of Amazon in stride.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos‘s successor will inherit his challenges | Jay Greene, Cat Zakrzewski | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostIf he’d have had the start he had from the pocket and didn’t have the ability to run, we would have never known the strides that he could make as a passer, just because they wouldn’t have given him that time to develop.
The NFL’s conference title games will feature an endangered species: The pocket passer | Adam Kilgore | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostShe seems to glide around the court with long strides but has the size to be active in the paint.
Dynamic sophomores Ashley Owusu and Diamond Miller are powering an explosive Maryland offense | Kareem Copeland | January 13, 2021 | Washington PostThat could be why he takes it in stride, after all — because it doesn’t upset him at all.
Carolyn Hax: Poking fun at her husband is, in fact, no fun | Carolyn Hax | January 11, 2021 | Washington Post
The gunman hardly broke stride as he nonetheless shot Merabet in the head, killing him.
Gil turned and saw Muhammad Ali stride out of the stage entrance, smiling and scowling at the same time.
‘The Prince of Chocolate City’: When Gil Scott-Heron Became A Music Icon | Marcus Baram | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce in her stride, she turned her Moomin books into masterpieces of word in consort with image.
The Hoboken swagger had been replaced by a Wall Street stride.
That brassy ploy had caught the Costa Ricans entirely off-guard and had knocked them off their stride.
Argentina Drops the Netherlands on Penalties in World Cup Semifinal | Tunku Varadarajan | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut in the fineness of the leaf, tobacco culture has made its greatest stride.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Then the young matron advanced along the board walk with a sort of trembling stride.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonAnd they have a free wild grace, a stride, a swing—it is wonderful to watch them go up these hills.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonCivilization at a stride has moved a thousand miles, and taken possession of the home of the buffalo.
He said something inaudible to Nina and went out of the room with a light, energetic stride.
The Creators | May Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for stride
/ (straɪd) /
a long step or pace
the space measured by such a step
a striding gait
an act of forward movement by an animal, completed when the legs have returned to their initial relative positions
progress or development (esp in the phrase make rapid strides)
a regular pace or rate of progress: to get into one's stride; to be put off one's stride
rowing the distance covered between strokes
Also called: stride piano jazz a piano style characterized by single bass notes on the first and third beats and chords on the second and fourth
(plural) informal, mainly Australian men's trousers
take something in one's stride to do something without difficulty or effort
(intr) to walk with long regular or measured paces, as in haste, etc
(tr) to cover or traverse by striding: he strode thirty miles
(often foll by over, across, etc) to cross (over a space, obstacle, etc) with a stride
(intr) rowing to achieve the desired rhythm in a racing shell
Origin of stride
1Derived forms of stride
- strider, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with stride
see hit one's stride; make great strides; take in stride.
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