[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

stride \stride\, v. t. imp. strodeobs. strid; p. p.
   striddenobs. strid; p. pr.  vb. n. striding. as.
   strimacdan to stride, to strive; akin to lg. striden,
   ofries. strimacda to strive, d. strijden to strive, to
   contend, g. streiten, ohg. strimactan; of uncertain origin.
   cf. straddle.
   1. to walk with long steps, especially in a measured or
      pompous manner.
      1913 webster

            mars in the middle of the shining shield
            is graved, and strides along the liquid field.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. to stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
      1913 webster
see also:
strode strid stridden striding straddle 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

stride \stride\, v. t.
   1. to pass over at a step; to step over. "a debtor that not
      dares to stride a limit." --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to straddle; to bestride.
      1913 webster

            i mean to stride your steed.          --shak.
      1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

stride \stride\, n.
   the act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a
   long step; as, a masculine stride. --pope.
   1913 webster

         god never meant that man should scale the heavens
         by strides of human wisdom.              --cowper.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

stride
     n 1: a step in walking or running syn: pace, tread
     2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
        from the old tree and began to dig" syn: footstep, pace,
         step
     3: significant progress especially in the phrase "make
        strides"; "they made big strides in productivity"
     v 1: walk with long steps; "he strode confidently across the
          hall"
     2: cover or traverse by taking long steps; "she strode several
        miles towards the woods"
     also: strode, stridden
see also:
pace tread footstep step strode stridden 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

147 moby thesaurus words for "stride":
   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

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