Definition of STRIDE. Meaning of STRIDE. Synonyms of STRIDE
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Definition of STRIDE
Stride Stride Stride, v. t.
1. To pass over at a step; to step over. ``A debtor that not
dares to stride a limit.' --Shak.
2. To straddle; to bestride.
I mean to stride your steed. --Shak.
Stride Stride Stride, n.
The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a
long step; as, a masculine stride. --Pope.
God never meant that man should scale the heavens By
strides of human wisdom. --Cowper.
Stride Stride Stride, v. t. [imp. Strode(Obs. Strid); p. p.
Stridden(Obs. Strid); p. pr. & vb. n. Striding.] [AS.
str[=i]dan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden, OFries.
str[=i]da to strive, D. strijden to strive, to contend, G.
streiten, OHG. str[=i]tan; of uncertain origin. Cf.
Straddle.]
1. To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or
pompous manner.
Mars in the middle of the shining shield Is graved,
and strides along the liquid field. --Dryden.
2. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
