Stride

English

Noun

Stride (plural Strides)

1. A long step.
2. (computing) The number of memory locations between successive elements in an array, pixels in a bitmap, etc.
   • 2007, Andy Oram, Greg Wilson, Beautiful code

     This stride value is generally equal to the pixel width of the bitmap times the number of bytes per pixel, but for performance reasons it might be rounded...

Derived terms

• take something in one’s stride
• get into one's stride
• strides (Australian, plural only)

Verb

Stride (third-person singular simple present strides, present participle striding, simple past strode, past participle stridden or strode or strid)

1. (intransitive) To walk with long steps.

Adjectives for Stride

heavy; tumultuous; nervous; proud; rhythmical; careless; consuming; self-assuring; enormous; slouching; unprecedented; swinging; prodigious; immense; disordered; free; athletic; short; lofty; majestic; irregular; fearless; formidable; sinking; ravishing; restless; martial; manly; rapid; sober.

Verbs for Stride

accelerate—; break—; burlesque—; exaggerate—; halt—; hasten—; lengthen— mimic—; quicken—; regain—; regulate— relax—; ridicule—; secure—; smooth— spur to—; —covers; —devours; —outdis¬tances; —overhauls; —shuffles; —spurts; —strains; —taxes.

Adverbs for Stride

vigorously; austerely; grimly; furiously; swiftly; dramatically; fearlessly; tirelessly; sturdily; rhythmically; prodigiously; athletically; majestically; martially; rapidly; soberly.

Thesaurus

abut on, aesthetic distance, amble, ambulate, ankle, barge, be based on, bear on, bestraddle, bestride, bowl along, bundle, career, circumambulate, clearance, clip, clop, clump, compass, deep space, depths of space, distance, divergence, drag, droop, extent, farness, flounce, foot, foot it, footfall, footslog, footstep, gait, gallop, halt, hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hoof it, hoofbeat, hop, infinity, jaywalk, jog, jog on, jolt, jump, lean on, leeway, leg, leg it, length, lick, lie on, light-years, limp, lock step, lumber, lunge, lurch, march, margin, mileage, mince, mincing steps, pace, pad, paddle, parsecs, pedestrianize, peg, perambulate, perch, peripateticate, perspective, piaffe, piaffer, piece, plod, prance, progress, rack, range, rate, reach, rely on, remoteness, repose on, rest on, ride, roll, sashay, saunter, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, separation, shamble, shuffle, shuffle along, sidle, single-foot, sit on, skip, sling, slink, slither, slog, slouch, slowness, space, span, stagger, stalk, stamp, stand on, step, stomp, straddle, straggle, stretch, stroll, strolling gait, strut, stump, stump it, swagger, swing, tittup, toddle, totter, traipse, tramp, travel, tread, trip, trot, trudge, velocity, waddle, walk, wamble, way, ways, wiggle, wobble

Etymology

From Old English stridan (“to stride”) from Proto-Germanic *strīdanan.

Pronunciation

• enPR: strīd, IPA: /straɪd/, SAMPA: /straId/

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Translations

Noun

long step

Finnish: harppaus (fi)

Italian: falcata (it) f.

Verb

to walk with long steps

Dutch: schrijden (nl) Finnish: (once, take one long step) harpata (fi), (continuously) harppoa (fi) German: schreiten (de)

Italian: scavalcare (it) Polish: kroczyć (pl)

Notes

• The past participle of stride is extremely rare and mostly obsolete. Many people have trouble producing a form that feels natural.

Anagrams

• direst
• driest
• drites
• ridest

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Italian

Verb

Stride

1. third-person singular present indicative of stridere

Anagrams

• destri

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Latin

Verb

strīde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of strīdō

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Norwegian

Verb

å stride

1. to battle

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Swedish

Adjective

Stride

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of strid.