strider

stride  (strd)

v. strode (strd), strid·den (strdn), strid·ing, strides

v.intr.

1. To walk with long steps, especially in a hasty or vigorous way.

2. To take a single long step, as in passing over an obstruction.

3. To stand or sit astride; straddle.

v.tr.

1. To walk with long steps on, along, or over: striding the stage.

2. To step over or across: stride a brook.

3. To be astride of; straddle.

n.

1. The act of striding.

2.

a. A single long step.

b. The distance traveled in such a step.

3.

a. A single coordinated movement of the four legs of a horse or other animal, completed when the legs return to their initial relative position.

b. The distance traveled in such a movement.

4. A step of progress; an advance. Often used in the plural: making great strides in their studies.

Idioms:

hit (one's) stride

1. To achieve a steady, effective pace.

2. To attain a maximum level of competence.

take in stride

To cope with calmly, without interrupting one's normal routine: taking their newfound wealth in stride.

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[Middle English striden, from Old English strdan.]

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strider n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

strider - a person who walks rapidly with long steps; "he was such a strider that she couldn't keep up without running" pedestrian, footer, walker - a person who travels by foot