A single coordinated movement of the four legs of a horse or other animal, completed when the legs return to their initial relative position.
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A single long step.
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A step of progress; an advance. Often used in the plural: making great strides in their studies.
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The act of striding.
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The distance traveled in such a movement.
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verb-transitive
To be astride of; straddle.
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To step over or across: stride a brook.
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To walk with long steps on, along, or over: striding the stage.
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verb-intransitive
To stand or sit astride; straddle.
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To take a single long step, as in passing over an obstruction.
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To walk with long steps, especially in a hasty or vigorous way.
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verb
To stand astride.
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To move with or as if with long steps .
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To take a very long step.
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To step over.
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To move over or along with or as if with long measured steps .
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