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Stride

/stɹaɪd/

To walk with long steps.

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📖 Definitions of "Stride"

verb

1
To walk with long steps.
2
To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
3
To pass over at a step; to step over.
4
To straddle; to bestride.

🔄 Synonyms of "Stride"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pacenoun	A step.
treadverb	(intransitive) To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.
stepnoun	An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
footstepnoun	The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
marchnoun	A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stride"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
stepnoun	An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
pacenoun	A step.
treadnoun	A step taken with the foot.
footstepnoun	The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
marchnoun	A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
gaitnoun	A manner of walking or stepping; a bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
leapnoun	The act of leaping or jumping.
movenoun	The act of moving; a movement.
upsidenoun	The highest or uppermost side or portion of something.
heightnoun	The distance from the base to the top of something.
progressnoun	Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
pinnaclenoun	The highest point.
peaknoun	The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
wakenoun	The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
heydaynoun	A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
ratenoun	The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
resultnoun	That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
climaxnoun	(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
aftermathnoun	That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
temponoun	(music) The number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)