straɪd v. & n. --v. (past
strode;
past part. stridden) 1 intr. & tr.
walk with long firm steps. 2 tr.
cross with
one step. 3 tr.
bestride;
straddle. --n. 1 a a
single long step. b
the length of
this. 2 a person's
gait as
determined by the length of stride. 3 (usu. in pl.)
progress (has
made great strides). 4 a settled rate of progress (get
into one's stride; be thrown
out of one's stride). 5 (in pl.) sl.
trousers. 6 the
distance between the
feet parted
either laterally or as in
walking. øtake in one's stride 1
clear (an obstacle)
without changing one's gait to
jump. 2
manage without
difficulty. øøstrider n. [OE stridan]