n.
Pronunciation: ' str ī d
Function: verb
Inflected Form: strode \ ' str ō d \ ; strid · den \ ' stri-d ə n \ ; strid · ing \ ' str ī -di ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English str ī dan; akin to Middle Low German striden to straddle, Old High German str ī tan to quarrel
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1 : to stand astride
2 : to move with or as if with long steps < strode across the room>
3 : to take a very long step
transitive verb
1 : BESTRIDE , STRADDLE
2 : to step over
3 : to move over or along with or as if with long measured steps < striding the boardwalk>
– strid · er \ ' str ī -d ə r \ noun