- stride across/over
- cross (an obstacle) with one long step.→ stride
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
stride across/over
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stride — ► VERB (past strode; past part. stridden) 1) walk with long, decisive steps. 2) (stride across/over) cross (an obstacle) with one long step. ► NOUN 1) a long, decisive step. 2) the length of a step or manne … English terms dictionary
stride — verb (past strode; past participle stridden) 1》 walk with long, decisive steps. 2》 (stride across/over) cross (an obstacle) with one long step. 3》 literary bestride. noun 1》 a long, decisive step. ↘the length of a step or manner of taking… … English new terms dictionary
stride — strider, n. stridingly, adv. /struyd/, v., strode, stridden /strid n/, striding, n. v.i. 1. to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance. 2. to take a long step: to stride across a puddle. 3. to straddle. v.t. 4. to… … Universalium
stride — [c]/straɪd / (say struyd) verb (strode, stridden, striding) –verb (i) 1. to walk with long steps, as with vigour, haste, impatience, or arrogance. 2. to take a long step. 3. to straddle. –verb (t) 4. to walk with long steps along, on, through,… …
stride — I. verb (strode; stridden; striding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strīdan; akin to Middle Low German striden to straddle, Old High German strītan to quarrel Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to stand astride 2. to move … New Collegiate Dictionary
stride — v 1. step, walk, pace, take long steps, take giant steps; pass over or across, straddle. n 2. long or giant step, footstep, pace, military pace; striding gait or walk … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
be|stride — «bih STRYD», transitive verb, strode or strid, strid|den or strid, strid|ing. 1. to get on, sit on, or stand over (something) with one leg on each side; … Useful english dictionary
get across — verb 1. communicate successfully (Freq. 1) I couldn t get across the message He put over the idea very well • Syn: ↑put over • Hypernyms: ↑communicate, ↑pass on, ↑pass … Useful english dictionary
pass over — verb 1. bypass (Freq. 2) He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible • Syn: ↑jump, ↑skip, ↑skip over • Hypernyms: ↑neglect, ↑pretermit … Useful english dictionary
get over — verb 1. travel across or pass over (Freq. 4) The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day • Syn: ↑traverse, ↑track, ↑cover, ↑cross, ↑pass over, ↑get across, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
