Overview of noun stride

The noun stride has 3 senses

• pace, stride, tread -- (a step in walking or running)


• footstep, pace, step, stride -- (the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig")


• stride -- (significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity")

Overview of verb stride

The verb stride has 2 senses

• stride -- (walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall")


• stride -- (cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods")