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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Stride

/strīd/ · IPA /stɹaɪd/
01 v. t. To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner.
imp. Strode; p. p. Stridden; p. pr. & vb. n. Striding
  1. 1.
    To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner.[Obs.]
    “Mars in the middle of the shining shield Is graved, and strides along the liquid field.” — Dryden.
  2. 2.
    To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
02 v. t. To pass over at a step; to step over.
  1. 1.
    To pass over at a step; to step over.
  2. 2.
    To straddle; to bestride.
    “I mean to stride your steed.” — Shak.
03 n. The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride.
  1. 1.
    The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride.
    “God never meant that man should scale the heavens By strides of human wisdom.” — Cowper.