Pace - English meaning

noun

A flexible or spring-loaded device for holding an object or objects together or in place.

Usage examples:

He undid two clips and lifted the lid

verb

Fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips.

Usage examples:

She clipped on a pair of diamond earrings

noun

An act of clipping or trimming something.

Usage examples:

I gave him a full clip

noun

A mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or ×).

Usage examples:

Place a cross against the preferred choice

verb

Go or extend across or to the other side of (an area, stretch of water, etc.).

Usage examples:

She has crossed the atlantic twice

adjective

Annoyed.

Usage examples:

He seemed to be very cross about something

noun

A step taken by a person in walking, especially as heard by another person.

Usage examples:

He heard footsteps behind him

noun

The movement or sound of each step a person takes when walking

Usage examples:

We never saw anyone in the building, but sometimes we heard footsteps down the hall.

noun

The sound or mark made by a person walking as their foot touches the ground

Usage examples:

Walking along the darkened street, he heard footsteps close behind him., their footsteps echoed bet…

verb

Pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it.

Usage examples:

He licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope

noun

An act of licking something with the tongue.

Usage examples:

Sammy gave his fingers a lick

verb

Pass the tongue over

verb

Walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread.

Usage examples:

Thousands marched behind the coffin

noun

An act or instance of marching.

Usage examples:

The relieving force was more than a day's march away

verb

(of a country, territory, or estate) have a common frontier with.

Usage examples:

His estate marches with yours

noun

The quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity.

Usage examples:

In contrast, the active medium in the mechanical laser is the intrinsic angular momenta of electron…

noun

An expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals.

Usage examples:

We were ordered to investigate on a night patrol

verb

Keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or travelling around it.

Usage examples:

The garrison had to patrol the streets to maintain order

verb

Moving around an area to monitor and provide security

noun

A unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).

Usage examples:

A short ton is the standard u.s. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

verb

Shut (an animal) in a pound.

noun

The quality of moving fast or doing something in a short time.

Usage examples:

An athlete with outstanding quickness and agility

noun

The quality of being fast

Usage examples:

The quickness of his movements, her quickness to understand

noun

The quality of moving or reacting with great speed.

Usage examples:

The fish sank into the sand with such rapidity that it must be seen to be believed

noun

A measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against another quantity or measure.

Usage examples:

The island has the lowest crime rate in the world

verb

Assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale.

Usage examples:

They were asked to rate their ability at different driving manoeuvres

verb

Scold (someone) angrily.

Usage examples:

He rated the young man soundly for his want of respect

noun

The rate at which someone or something moves or operates or is able to move or operate.

Usage examples:

We turned on to the runway and began to gather speed

verb

Move quickly.

Usage examples:

I got into the car and home we sped

noun

(a) rate at which something moves or happens

Usage examples:

[ c ] a speed of 25 miles per hour, [ u ] both cars were traveling at high speed., [ u ] they came …

noun

An act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running.

Usage examples:

Ron took a step back

verb

Lift and set down one's foot or one foot after the other in order to walk somewhere or move to a new position.

Usage examples:

Claudia tried to step back

combining form

Denoting a relationship resulting from a remarriage.

Usage examples:

Stepmother

verb

Walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He strode across the road

noun

A long, decisive step.

Usage examples:

He crossed the room in a couple of strides

verb

To walk somewhere quickly with long steps

Usage examples:

She strode across the room and demanded to speak to the manager., they have already made great stri…

noun

The quality of moving at high speed.

Usage examples:

Kay had the upper hand with her agility and swiftness

noun

The quality of happening quickly or immediately

Usage examples:

He was surprised by the swiftness of the move.

noun

The speed at which a passage of music is or should be played.

Usage examples:

Listening to music with a slow tempo helps calm the mind.

noun

(in south asia) a light three-wheeled delivery van.

Usage examples:

Motorcycles, cars, tempos and lorries are vying for parking space.

noun

The speed of a movement or activity

Usage examples:

[ u ] tracy likes the tempo of city life., [ c ] it sounded like they were playing at different tem…

verb

Travel across or through.

Usage examples:

He traversed the forest

noun

An act of traversing something.

Usage examples:

High-level walks in the dolomites often involve steep, exposed climbs, traverses, and descents

noun

A movement performed in dressage, in which the horse moves parallel to the side of the arena, with its shoulders carried closer to the wall than its hindquarters and its body curved towards the centre.

Usage examples:

Try some travers

verb

Walk in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Rosa trod as lightly as she could

noun

A person's manner of walking or the sound made as they walk.

Usage examples:

I heard the heavy tread of dad's boots

verb

Put down, place, or press the foot

noun

The speed of something in a given direction.

Usage examples:

The velocities of the emitted particles

noun

The speed at which something is traveling

Usage examples:

The wind velocity recorded at the airport was 78 miles per hour at 4 p.m.

noun

The speed at which something happens or moves

Usage examples:

If national companies cannot produce at the same velocity that people demand goods, they need to im…

verb

Move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.

Usage examples:

I walked across the lawn

noun

(of a batsman) leave the field without waiting to be given out by the umpire.

Use one's feet to advance; advance by steps