Stride
Pronunciation : Stride
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [AS. stridan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden, OFries. strida to strive, D. strijden to strive, to contend, G. streiten, OHG. stritan; of uncertain origin. Cf. Straddle.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. Strode (Obs. Strid (); p. p. Stridden (Obs. Strid); p. pr. & vb. n. Striding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Stride
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Stride
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913