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English Idioms :: stride
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stride.html - See: HIT ONE'S STRIDE, TAKE IN STRIDE. |
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Traditional English :: stride
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stride.html - v. & n. --v. (past strode; past part. stridden) 1 intr. & tr. walk with long firm steps. 2 tr. cross with one step. 3 tr. bestride; straddle. --n. 1 a a single long step. b the length of this. 2 a person's gait as determined by the length of stride. 3 (usu. in pl.) progress (has made great strides). 4 a settled rate of progress (get into one's stride; be thrown out of one's stride). 5 (in pl.) sl. trousers. 6 the distance between the feet parted either laterally or as in walking. take in one's stride 1 clear (an obstacle) without changing one's gait to jump. 2 manage without difficulty. |
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Traditional English :: strident
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stride.html - adj. loud and harsh. stridency n. stridently adv. [L stridere strident- creak] |
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English Idioms :: stride
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stride.html - See: HIT ONE'S STRIDE, TAKE IN STRIDE. |
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Traditional English :: stride
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stride.html - v. & n. --v. (past strode; past part. stridden) 1 intr. & tr. walk with long firm steps. 2 tr. cross with one step. 3 tr. bestride; straddle. --n. 1 a a single long step. b the length of this. 2 a person's gait as determined by the length of stride. 3 (usu. in pl.) progress (has made great strides). 4 a settled rate of progress (get into one's stride; be thrown out of one's stride). 5 (in pl.) sl. trousers. 6 the distance between the feet parted either laterally or as in walking. take in one's stride 1 clear (an obstacle) without changing one's gait to jump. 2 manage without difficulty. |
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Traditional English :: strident
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stride.html - adj. loud and harsh. stridency n. stridently adv. [L stridere strident- creak] |
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