■ verb ( past strode ; past participle stridden )
1》 walk with long, decisive steps.
2》 ( ~ across/over ) cross (an obstacle) with one long step.
3》 literary be~.
■ noun
1》 a long, decisive step.
↘the length of a step or manner of taking steps.
2》 a step in progress towards an aim.
↘( one's ~ ) a good or regular rate of progress, especially after a slow start.
3》 ( ~s ) Brit. informal trousers.
4》 [as modifier ] denoting a rhythmic style of jazz piano playing in which the left hand alternately plays single bass notes on the downbeat and chords an octave higher on the upbeat.
Phrases
take something in one's ~ ( US also take something in ~ ) deal with something difficult in a calm way.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
OE ~ (n.) 'single long step', strīdan (v.) 'stand or walk with the legs wide apart', prob. from a Gmc base meaning 'strive, quarrel'.