Definition as Noun

• significant progress (especially in the phrase `make strides')
• the distance covered by a step
• a step in walking or running

Definition as Verb

• walk with long steps
• cover or traverse by taking long steps

• footstep, pace, step

• pace, tread

• "they made big strides in productivity"

• "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

• "He strode confidently across the hall"

• "She strode several miles towards the woods"

• Stride vs footstep
• Stride vs pace
• Stride vs step
• Stride vs tread