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  • 1pace — pace1 /pays/, n., v., paced, pacing. n. 1. a rate of movement, esp. in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour. 2. a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo. 3. any of various standard linear… …

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  • 2pace — pace1 W3 [peıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(speed of events/changes)¦ 2¦(walk/run)¦ 3¦(step)¦ 4 keep pace (with something/somebody) 5 go through your paces 6 put somebody/something through their paces 7 set the pace 8 force the pace 9 be able to stand the pace… …

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  • 3pace — (p[=a]s), n. [OE. pas, F. pas, from L. passus a step, pace, orig., a stretching out of the feet in walking; cf. pandere, passum, to spread, stretch; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. {Pas}, {Pass}.] 1. A single movement from one foot to the other in… …

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  • 4pace — pace1 [pās] n. [ME pas < OFr < L passus, a step, lit., a stretching out of the leg < pp. of pandere, to stretch out < IE base * pet , to stretch out > FATHOM] 1. a step in walking, running, etc.; stride 2. a unit of linear measure …

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  • 5pace — Ⅰ. pace [1] ► NOUN 1) a single step taken when walking or running. 2) a gait of a horse, especially one of the recognized trained gaits. 3) speed or rate of motion, development, or change. ► VERB 1) walk at a steady speed, especially without a… …

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  • 6Walking stick — may also refer to a stick insect, of the Order Phasmatodea, which uses camouflage to resemble a stick or twig. A walking stick is a tool used by many people to assist walking. Walking sticks come in many shapes and sizes, even leading some people …

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  • 7pace off — ˌpace ˈout ˌpace ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pace out he/she/it paces out …

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  • 8pace — [n1] steps in walking clip, footstep, gait, getalong, lick*, measure, step, stride, tread, walk; concept 149 pace [n2] speed, tempo of motion beat, bounce, celerity, clip, downbeat, lick*, momentum, motion, movement, progress, quickness, rapidity …

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  • 9pace something off — ˌpace sthˈoff/ˈout derived to measure the size of sth by walking across it with regular steps Main entry: ↑pacederived …

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  • 10pace something out — ˌpace sthˈoff/ˈout derived to measure the size of sth by walking across it with regular steps Main entry: ↑pacederived …

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