- giant's stride
- giant stride or giant's stride nounA gymnastic apparatus enabling one to take great strides around a pole• • •Main Entry: ↑giant
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giant stride — noun : a gymnastic apparatus consisting of an upright pole surmounted by a revolving disk to which are hooked grips that when grasped enable one to take great strides around the pole * * * giant stride or giant s stride noun A gymnastic apparatus … Useful english dictionary
stride — stride1 [straıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(step)¦ 2¦(improvement)¦ 3 take something in your stride 4 get into your stride 5¦(way of walking)¦ 6 break (your) stride 7 put somebody off their stride 8 (match somebody) stride for stride ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(STEP)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
stride — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 step ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ In one short stride he reached the window. ▪ quick, slow ▪ easy … Collocations dictionary
stride — 1 verb past tense strode, past participle stridden (intransitive always + adv/prep) to walk quickly with long steps (+ across/into/down): Clarice jumped off the porch and strode across the lawn. 2 noun 1 walking (C) a long step: Paco reached the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
giant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 very large man PHRASES ▪ a gentle giant ▪ Some people are intimidated by his size, but in fact he s a gentle giant. ▪ a giant of a man ▪ He was a giant of a man, standing nearly seven feet tall. 2 … Collocations dictionary
giant */*/ — I UK [ˈdʒaɪənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms giant : singular giant plural giants 1) a) mainly journalism a very large and successful company the Dutch electronics giant Phillips the giants of European soccer b) someone who is very successful … English dictionary
giant — gi|ant1 [ dʒaıənt ] noun count ** 1. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM a very large and successful company: the Dutch electronics giant Philips the giants of European soccer a ) used for referring to someone who is very successful and important, especially in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stride — v 1. step, walk, pace, take long steps, take giant steps; pass over or across, straddle. n 2. long or giant step, footstep, pace, military pace; striding gait or walk … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
giant step — large stride, much progress … English contemporary dictionary
(a) giant stride — a giant step/leap/stride/ phrase important progress that has been made Schools need to make a giant leap forward in standards. Thesaurus: progress and developmentsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
