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pace - a step in walking or running |
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stride,
tread |
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step the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
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walking,
walk the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
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pace - the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated" |
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rate |
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temporal property a property relating to time
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swiftness,
fastness,
speed the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
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beat the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
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celerity,
rapidity,
rapidness,
speediness,
quickness a rate that is rapid
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unhurriedness,
deliberateness,
slowness,
deliberation a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
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sluggishness the pace of things that move relatively slowly; "the sluggishness of the economy"; "the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold"
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pace - the rate of moving (especially walking or running) |
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gait |
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rate amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
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quick time a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute
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double time a doubled wage (for working overtime)
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pace - go at a pace; "The horse paced" |
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locomote,
travel,
move,
go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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canter ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"
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walk obtain a base on balls
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single-foot,
rack go at a rack; "the horses single-footed"
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gallop ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"
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pace - measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" |
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step |
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quantify,
measure express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
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pace - walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall" |
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walk obtain a base on balls
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pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts" |
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influence,
shape,
regulate,
mold,
determine have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
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