stride
(verb) cover or traverse by taking long steps; “She strode several miles towards the woods”
stride
(verb) walk with long steps; “He strode confidently across the hall”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stridden
(British) past participle of stride
Source: Wiktionary
Stride, v. t. [imp. Strode (Obs. Strid (); p. p. Stridden (Obs. Strid); p. pr. & vb. n. Striding.] Etym: [AS. stridan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden, OFries. strida to strive, D. strijden to strive, to contend, G. streiten, OHG. stritan; of uncertain origin. Cf. Straddle.]
1. To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner. Mars in the middle of the shining shield Is graved, and strides along the liquid field. Dryden.
2. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
Stride, v. t.
1. To pass over at a step; to step over. "A debtor that not dares to stride a limit." Shak.
2. To straddle; to bestride. I mean to stride your steed. Shak.
Stride, n.
Definition: The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride. Pope. God never meant that man should scale the heavens By strides of human wisdom. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
