stride

B2
Pronunciation
/stɹaɪd/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

A long step in walking.

2 Definition

The distance covered by a long step.

3 Definition

The number of memory locations between successive elements in an array, pixels in a bitmap, etc.

4 Definition

A jazz piano style of the 1920s and 1930s. The left hand characteristically plays a four-beat pulse with a single bass note, octave, seventh or tenth interval on the first and third beats, and a chord on the second and fourth beats.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To walk with long steps.

2 Definition

To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.

3 Definition

To pass over at a step; to step over.

4 Definition

To straddle; to bestride.