strode

[ strohd ]

/ stroʊd /

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verb

simple past tense of stride.

Nearby words

strobilus, stroboradiograph, stroboscope, stroboscopic microscope, strobotron, strode, stroessner, stroganoff, stroheim, stroke, stroke hole

Definition for strode (2 of 2)

stride

[ strahyd ]

/ straɪd /

verb (used without object), strode, strid·den [strid-n] /ˈstrɪd n/, strid·ing.

to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.

to take a long step: to stride across a puddle.

to straddle.

verb (used with object), strode, strid·den [strid-n] /ˈstrɪd n/, strid·ing.

to walk with long steps along, on, through, over, etc.: to stride the deck.

to pass over or across in one long step: to stride a ditch.

to straddle.

noun

a striding manner or a striding gait.

a long step in walking.

(in animal locomotion) the act of progressive movement completed when all the feet are returned to the same relative position as at the beginning.

the distance covered by such a movement: He was walking a stride or two ahead of the others.

a regular or steady course, pace, etc.

a step forward in development or progress: rapid strides in mastering algebra.

Origin of stride

before 900; (v.) Middle English striden, Old English strīdan; cognate with Dutch strijden, Low German strīden to stride; (noun) Middle English stride, derivative of the v.; akin to straddle

SYNONYMS FOR stride

12 advance, progress, headway, improvement.

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Related forms

strid·er, nounstrid·ing·ly, adverbout·stride, verb (used with object), out·strode, out·strid·den, out·strid·ing.

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Examples from the Web for strode

A 25-year-old man named Alexander Cooper strode up the sidewalk holding his 3-year-old daughter, Alexis, by the hand.
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He recalled being angry and trying to keep his composure as he strode past Cosby into the front hall.
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Gripping a stone the size of a grapefruit, he strode toward Ueli Steck, a Swiss climber who had offended him.
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She signed the papers and strode out of the office without a “handshake or a glance” despite making millions on the deal.
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She strode before the cameras in the course of kiddie car pooling.
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Unconsciously squaring his shoulders as he went, Conniston strode away toward the ditch.
Under Handicap|Jackson Gregory
Then he strode away, stepped through the trapdoor, began to descend, disappeared.
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There was no one about when he arrived, and he strode indoors, unannounced.
The Scarlet Feather|Houghton Townley
But Colwyn loosened himself quickly from her detaining grasp, and strode to the door.
The Shrieking Pit|Arthur J. Rees
As he strode forward to welcome the stranger, he absently tore the crumpled sheet of paper to bits and consigned it to the winds.
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British Dictionary definitions for strode (1 of 2)

strode

/ (strəʊd) /

verb

the past tense of stride

British Dictionary definitions for strode (2 of 2)

stride

/ (straɪd) /

noun

a long step or pace

the space measured by such a step

a striding gait

an act of forward movement by an animal, completed when the legs have returned to their initial relative positions

progress or development (esp in the phrase make rapid strides)

a regular pace or rate of progressto get into one's stride; to be put off one's stride

rowing the distance covered between strokes

Also called: stride piano jazz a piano style characterized by single bass notes on the first and third beats and chords on the second and fourth

(plural) informal, mainly Australian men's trousers

take something in one's stride to do something without difficulty or effort

verb strides, striding, strode or stridden

(intr) to walk with long regular or measured paces, as in haste, etc

(tr) to cover or traverse by stridinghe strode thirty miles

(often foll by over, across, etc) to cross (over a space, obstacle, etc) with a stride

(intr) rowing to achieve the desired rhythm in a racing shell

Derived Forms

strider, noun

Word Origin for stride

Old English strīdan; related to Old High German strītan to quarrel; see straddle

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Idioms and Phrases with strode

stride

see hit one's stride; make great strides; take in stride.

strode

verb

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Definition for strode (2 of 2)

stride

verb (used without object), strode, strid·den [strid-n] /ˈstrɪd n/, strid·ing.

verb (used with object), strode, strid·den [strid-n] /ˈstrɪd n/, strid·ing.

noun

Origin of stride

SYNONYMS FOR stride

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Examples from the Web for strode

British Dictionary definitions for strode (1 of 2)

strode

verb

British Dictionary definitions for strode (2 of 2)

stride

noun

verb strides, striding, strode or stridden

Derived Forms

Word Origin for stride

Idioms and Phrases with strode

stride