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Meaning of stride

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  stride
      n 1: a step in walking or running [syn: {pace}, {stride},
           {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}, {stride}]
      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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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