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stride / strīd/ • v. (past strode / strōd/ ; past part. strid·den / ˈstridn/ ) 1. [intr.] walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction: he strode across the road | fig. striding confidently toward the future. ∎ [tr.] walk about or along (a street or other place) in this way: a woman striding the cobbled streets. 2. [intr.] (stride across/over) cross (an obstacle) with one long step: by giving a little leap she could stride across like a grown-up. ∎ [tr.] poetic/lit. bestride: new wealth enabled Britain to stride the world once more. • n. 1. a long, decisive step: he crossed the room in a couple of strides. ∎ [in sing.] the length of a step or manner of taking steps in walking or running: the horse shortened its stride he followed her with an easy stride. 2. (usu. strides) a step or stage in progress toward an aim: great strides have been made toward equality. ∎ (one's stride) a good or regular rate of progress, esp. after a slow or hesitant start: after months of ineffective campaigning, he seems to have hit his stride. 3. [as adj.] denoting or relating to a rhythmic style of jazz piano playing in which the left hand alternately plays single bass notes on the downbeat and chords an octave higher on the upbeat: a stride pianist. PHRASES: break (one's) stride slow or interrupt the pace at which one walks or moves. match someone stride for stride manage to keep up with a competitor. take something in (one's) stride deal with something difficult or unpleasant in a calm and accepting way: we took each new disease in stride.DERIVATIVES: strid·er n. |
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"stride." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "stride." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-stride.html "stride." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-stride.html |
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stride pt. strode, strided, pp. stridden †straddle OE.; walk with long steps XII. OE. str. vb. strīdan = (M)LG. strīden set the legs wide apart; formally corr. to a set of str. and wk. vbs. meaning ‘strive, quarrel’, viz. (M)LG., (M)Du. strīden, OHG. strītan (G. streiten), and OS. strīdian, ON. stríða, with rel. sbs.
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T. F. HOAD. "stride." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "stride." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-stride.html T. F. HOAD. "stride." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-stride.html |
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stride See dope vector.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "stride." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "stride." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-stride.html JOHN DAINTITH. "stride." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-stride.html |
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stride
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•carbide • unmodified
•overqualified, unqualified
•dignified, signified
•unverified • countrified
•unpurified • unclassified
•unspecified • sissified • unsanctified
•self-satisfied, unsatisfied
•unidentified • unquantified
•unfortified • unjustified • uncertified
•formaldehyde • oxhide • rawhide
•cowhide • allied • landslide • bolide
•paraglide • polyamide • bromide
•thalidomide • selenide • cyanide
•unoccupied
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"stride." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "stride." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-stride.html "stride." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-stride.html |
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