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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a step in walking or running;
[syn: pace, stride, tread]

2. the distance covered by a step;
- Example: "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
[syn: footstep, pace, step, stride]

3. significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides");
- Example: "they made big strides in productivity"


VERB (2)

1. walk with long steps;
- Example: "He strode confidently across the hall"

2. cover or traverse by taking long steps;
- Example: "She strode several miles towards the woods"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stride \Stride\, v. t. 1. To pass over at a step; to step over. "A debtor that not dares to stride a limit." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To straddle; to bestride. [1913 Webster] I mean to stride your steed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stride \Stride\, n. The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride. --Pope. [1913 Webster] God never meant that man should scale the heavens By strides of human wisdom. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stride \Stride\, v. t. [imp. Strode(Obs. Strid); p. p. Stridden(Obs. Strid); p. pr. & vb. n. Striding.] [AS. str[imac]dan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden, OFries. str[imac]da to strive, D. strijden to strive, to contend, G. streiten, OHG. str[imac]tan; of uncertain origin. Cf. Straddle.] 1. To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner. [1913 Webster] Mars in the middle of the shining shield Is graved, and strides along the liquid field. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stride n 1: a step in walking or running [syn: pace, stride, tread] 2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, step, stride] 3: significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity" v 1: walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall" 2: cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

147 Moby Thesaurus words for "stride": abut on, aesthetic distance, amble, ambulate, ankle, barge, be based on, bear on, bestraddle, bestride, bowl along, bundle, career, circumambulate, clearance, clip, clop, clump, compass, deep space, depths of space, distance, divergence, drag, droop, extent, farness, flounce, foot, foot it, footfall, footslog, footstep, gait, gallop, halt, hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hoof it, hoofbeat, hop, infinity, jaywalk, jog, jog on, jolt, jump, lean on, leeway, leg, leg it, length, lick, lie on, light-years, limp, lock step, lumber, lunge, lurch, march, margin, mileage, mince, mincing steps, pace, pad, paddle, parsecs, pedestrianize, peg, perambulate, perch, peripateticate, perspective, piaffe, piaffer, piece, plod, prance, progress, rack, range, rate, reach, rely on, remoteness, repose on, rest on, ride, roll, sashay, saunter, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, separation, shamble, shuffle, shuffle along, sidle, single-foot, sit on, skip, sling, slink, slither, slog, slouch, slowness, space, span, stagger, stalk, stamp, stand on, step, stomp, straddle, straggle, stretch, stroll, strolling gait, strut, stump, stump it, swagger, swing, tittup, toddle, totter, traipse, tramp, travel, tread, trip, trot, trudge, velocity, waddle, walk, wamble, way, ways, wiggle, wobble