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. 
▸
(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’.