stride :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a step in walking or running

n. the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

v. walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border"

step fast

v. walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall"

gait

n. a person's manner of walking

gallop

n. a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously

canter, lope

n. a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

run, running

n. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"

trot

n. a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together

footstep, footfall

n. the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"

advancement, progress, progression, advance, onward motion, forward motion

n. the act of moving forward toward a goal

stage, phase

n. any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"

promenade, parade, troop

v. march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street"

progress, advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

trip, stumble

v. miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"

trip, stumble

v. miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"

stumble, falter, bumble

v. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

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