Category:Stride

Stride, v. t. [imp. Strode (obs. Strid ; p. p. Stridden (obs. Strid); p. pr. & vb. n. Striding.] Etym: [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.]

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.

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, n.

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.