From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Stride \Stride\, v. t. [imp. Strode(Obs. Strid); p. p.
Stridden(Obs. Strid); p. pr. & vb. n. Striding.] [AS.
str[imac]dan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden,
OFries. str[imac]da to strive, D. strijden to strive, to
contend, G. streiten, OHG. str[imac]tan; of uncertain origin.
Cf. Straddle.]
1. To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or
pompous manner.
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Mars in the middle of the shining shield
Is graved, and strides along the liquid field.
--Dryden.
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2. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Stride \Stride\, v. t.
1. To pass over at a step; to step over. "A debtor that not
dares to stride a limit." --Shak.
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2. To straddle; to bestride.
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I mean to stride your steed. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Stride \Stride\, n.
The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a
long step; as, a masculine stride. --Pope.
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God never meant that man should scale the heavens
By strides of human wisdom. --Cowper.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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"