paced
adj.
having a particular pace (e.g. "fast-paced"); measured by steps; running at a set pace
pace
v.
take regular steps; regulate the speed of; walk back and forth (especially while absorbed in anxious thought); measure an area by counting the number of even strides that must be taken to cross it
pace
Noun
1. the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
(synonym) gait
(hypernym) rate
(hyponym) quick time
(derivation) step
2. the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
(synonym) footstep, step, stride
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(derivation) step
3. the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
(synonym) rate
(hypernym) temporal property
(hyponym) speed, swiftness, fastness
4. a step in walking or running
(synonym) stride, tread
(hypernym) step
(part-holonym) walk, walking
(derivation) step
5. the rate of some repeating event
(synonym) tempo
(hypernym) rate
6. a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
(synonym) yard
(hypernym) linear unit
(part-holonym) fathom, fthm
(part-meronym) foot, ft
(derivation) step
Verb
1. walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall"
(hypernym) walk
(derivation) stride, tread
2. go at a pace; "The horse paced"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) canter
(derivation) stride, tread
3. measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
(synonym) step
(hypernym) quantify, measure
(derivation) yard
4. regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"
(hypernym) determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate
(derivation) tempo
pacer
v.
pasture, graze; run; browse; gnaw
Paced
(imp. & p. p.)
of Pace
(a.)
Having, or trained in, [such] a pace or gait; trained; -- used in composition; as, slow-paced; a thorough-paced villain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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