The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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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"