Stride

STRIDE

-noun

1. a long step or pace

2. the space measured by such a step

3. a striding gait

4. an act of forward movement by an animal, completed when the legs have returned to their initial relative positions

5. progress or development

6. a regular pace or rate of progress

7. (rowing) the distance covered between strokes

8. (jazz) a piano style characterized by single bass notes on the first and third beats and chords on the second and fourth. Also called: stride piano 

9. (plural) (informal, mainly Australian) men's trousers

-verb

10. (intr.) to walk with long regular or measured paces, as in haste, etc.

11. (trans.) to cover or traverse by striding

12. (often followed by “over”, “across”, etc.) to cross (over a space, obstacle, etc.) with a stride

13. (intr.) (rowing) to achieve the desired rhythm in a racing shell

Dawn has jogged past

Leaving sweat in her stride

All over the greenery