pace
Definition of pace:
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part of speech: noun
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part of speech: verb
To measure by steps: to cause to progress: to regulate in motion.
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part of speech: noun
A step; a stride or stretch between the two feet in walking, equal to about two and a half feet; a measure of five feet; manner of walking; a particular movement which horses are taught; degree of celerity.
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part of speech: verb
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part of speech: verb
To measure by steps or paces; to walk slowly or deliberately.
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part of speech: noun
A stride: ( mil.) the space left between the feet in one step, measured from heel to heel, and varying from 80 to 86 inches: a step: space between the feet in ordinary walking, 2 1/ 2 feet: gait: rate of motion ( of a man or beast): mode of stepping in horses in which the legs on the same side are lifted together: amble.
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Common misspellings:
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- palce (6.8%)
- pacey (2.3%)
- pase (86.4%)
- psce (4.5%)
Usage examples for pace:
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Presently he began to pace up and down the room, his head bent, his hands clasped behind him.
"The Plum Tree" – David Graham Phillips -
The mare held her own to the stable, She died out to nothing at that, And Partner he never seemed able To pace it with Aristocrat.
"The Man from Snowy River" – Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson -
In great astonishment he stepped back a pace
"The Northern Light" – E. Werner
