<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>strode [strohd], stridden [strid-n], striding</li><li>to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.</li><li>to take a long step: to stride across a puddle.</li><li>to straddle.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a striding manner or a striding gait.</li><li>a long step in walking.</li><li>(in animal locomotion) the act of progressive movement completed when all the feet are returned to the same relative position as at the beginning.</li><li>the distance covered by such a movement: He was walking a stride or two ahead of the others.</li><li>a regular or steady course, pace, etc.</li><li>a step forward in development or progress: rapid strides in mastering algebra.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>improvement, headway, progress, development, advancement</li></ul>