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Meaning of 'pace' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pace [ n.]
- A single movement from one foot to the other in walking; a step.
- The length of a step in walking or marching, reckoned from the heel of one foot to the heel of the other; -- used as a unit in measuring distances; as, he advanced fifty paces.
- Manner of stepping or moving; gait; walk; as, the walk, trot, canter, gallop, and amble are paces of the horse; a swaggering pace; a quick pace.
- A slow gait; a footpace.
- Specifically, a kind of fast amble; a rack.
- Any single movement, step, or procedure.
- A broad step or platform; any part of a floor slightly raised above the rest, as around an altar, or at the upper end of a hall.
- A device in a loom, to maintain tension on the warp in pacing the web.
2 . Pace [ v. i.]
- To go; to walk; specifically, to move with regular or measured steps.
- To proceed; to pass on.
- To move quickly by lifting the legs on the same side together, as a horse; to amble with rapidity; to rack.
- To pass away; to die.
3 . Pace [ v. t.]
- To walk over with measured tread; to move slowly over or upon; as, the guard paces his round.
- To measure by steps or paces; as, to pace a piece of ground.
- To develop, guide, or control the pace or paces of; to teach the pace; to break in.

Meaning of 'pace' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pace [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the relative speed of progress or change
Example in sentence:
  • he lived at a fast pace;
  • he works at a great rate;
  • the pace of events accelerated
Meaning (2):
- the distance covered by a step
Example in sentence:
  • he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
3 . pace [ v]
Meaning (3):
- walk with slow or fast paces
Example in sentence:
  • He paced up and down the hall
Meaning (4):
- regulate or set the pace of
Example in sentence:
  • Pace your efforts
Meaning (5):
- measure (distances) by pacing
Example in sentence:
  • step off ten yards
Meaning (6):
- go at a pace
Example in sentence:
  • The horse paced

Nearby Words:

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