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Word: Stride
Speech Type: Verb
Old English stride (noun) ‘single long step’, strīdan (verb) ‘stand or walk with the legs wide apart’, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘strive, quarrel’; related to Dutch strijden ‘fight’ and German streiten ‘quarrel’
strʌɪd
walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction
Short Definition:walk with long, decisive steps in specified direction
Examples:- he strode across the road
- we are striding confidently towards the future
cross (an obstacle) with one long step.
Short Definition:cross obstacle with one long step
Word: Stride
Speech Type: Noun
strʌɪd
a long, decisive step
Short Definition:long, decisive step
Examples:- he crossed the room in a couple of strides
a step or stage in progress towards an aim
Short Definition:step or stage in progress towards aim
Examples:- great strides have been made towards equality
trousers.
Short Definition:trousers
denoting or relating to 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
Short Definition:denoting or relating to rhythmic style of jazz piano playing in which left hand alternately plays single bass notes on downbeat
Examples:- he's a noted stride pianist
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