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1.                 From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   stride
       n 1: a step in walking or running [syn: pace, stride,
            tread]
       2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
          from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace,
          step, stride]
       3: significant progress (especially in the phrase "make
          strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"
       v 1: walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the
            hall"
       2: cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several
          miles towards the woods"