Long+step

  • 101stride — 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… …

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  • 102stride — 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… …

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  • 103stridden — (stride) strid·den || strɪdn v. walk with long easy steps; go over in one long step; straddle straɪd n. act of striding; one long step; distance covered in one step; progress v. walk with long easy steps; go over in one long step; straddle …

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  • 104stride — [strīd] vi. strode, stridden, striding [ME striden < OE stridan, akin to Ger streiten, to quarrel < IE * streidh < base * (s)ter , to be stiff, rigid > STARE, STARVE] 1. to walk with long steps, esp. in a vigorous or swaggering manner …

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  • 105Samba (Brazilian dance) — Samba is a lively, rhythmical dance of Brazilian origin in 2/4 time danced under the Samba music. However, there are three steps to every bar, making the Samba feel like a 3/4 timed dance. Its origins include the Maxixe.The Samba music rhythm has …

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  • 106foot — /foot/, n., pl. feet for 1 4, 8 11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20; v. n. 1. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 2. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 3.… …

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  • 107apogee — Synonyms and related words: Earth insertion, LEM, LM, acme, all, apex, aphelion, astronomical longitude, attitude control rocket, autumnal equinox, ballistic capsule, brow, burn, cap, capstone, capsule, ceiling, celestial equator, celestial… …

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  • 108far cry — Synonyms and related words: aphelion, apogee, contrariety, contrast, departure, deviation, difference, disaccord, disaccordance, disagreement, disconformity, discongruity, discordance, discrepancy, discreteness, disparity, dissent, dissimilarity …

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  • 109stride — ► 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 …

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  • 110stride — 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 …

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