v.
(past strode; past part. stridden)
- walk with long, decisive steps.
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(stride across/over)
cross (an obstacle) with one long step.
- literary bestride.
n.
- a long, decisive step.
▸the length of a step or manner of taking steps.
- a step in progress towards an aim.
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(one's stride)
a good or regular rate of progress, especially after a slow start.
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(strides)
Brit. informal trousers.
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[as modifier]
denoting 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.
Phrase
- take something in one's stride
(US also take something in stride)
deal with something difficult in a calm way.
Derivative
Etymology
OE stride (n.) ‘single long step’, strīdan (v.) ‘stand or walk with the legs wide apart’, prob. from a Gmc base meaning ‘strive, quarrel’.