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1. A step in walking or running
   - pace, tread
    
2. The distance covered by a step
   "he stepped off ten strides from the old tree and began to dig";
   - footstep, pace, step
    
3. Significant progress (especially in the phrase 'make strides')
   "they made big strides in productivity"

1. Walk with long steps
   "He strode confidently across the hall"

Derived forms: striding, strode, stridden, strides

Type of: advancement, indefinite quantity, progress, step, walk

Part of: walk, walking

Encyclopedia: Stride, John