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Definitions for Pacing

[1] a rate of movement, especially 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 measures, representing the space naturally measured by the movement of the feet in walking: roughly 30 to 40 inches (75 cm to 1 meter). Compare geometrical pace, military pace, Roman pace.
[4] a single step: She took three paces in the direction of the door.
[5] the distance covered in a step: Stand six paces inside the gates.
[6] a manner of stepping; gait.
[7] a gait of a horse or other animal in which the feet on the same side are lifted and put down together.
[8] any of the gaits of a horse.
[9] a raised step or platform.
[10] to set the pace for, as in racing.
[11] to traverse or go over with steps: He paced the floor nervously.
[12] to measure by paces.
[13] to train to a certain pace; exercise in pacing: to pace a horse.
[14] (of a horse) to run (a distance) at a pace: Hanover II paced a mile.
[15] to take slow, regular steps.
[16] to walk up and down nervously, as to expend nervous energy.
[17] (of a horse) to go at a pace.
[18] put through one's paces , to cause someone to demonstrate his or her ability or to show her or his skill: The French teacher put her pupils through their paces for the visitors.
[19] set the pace , to act as an example for others to equal or rival; be the most progressive or successful: an agency that sets the pace in advertising.
[20] a single step in walking the distance covered by a step
[21] a measure of length equal to the average length of a stride, approximately 3 feet See also Roman pace, geometric pace, military pace
[22] speed of movement, esp of walking or running
[23] rate or style of proceeding at some activity to live at a fast pace
[24] manner or action of stepping, walking, etc; gait
[25] any of the manners in which a horse or other quadruped walks or runs, the three principal paces being the walk, trot, and canter (or gallop)
[26] a manner of moving, natural to the camel and sometimes developed in the horse, in which the two legs on the same side of the body are moved and put down at the same time
[27] architect a step or small raised platform
[28] keep pace with to proceed at the same speed as
[29] put someone through his paces to test the ability of someone
[30] set the pace to determine the rate at which a group runs or walks or proceeds at some other activity
[31] stand the pace or stay the pace to keep up with the speed or rate of others
[32] (tr) to set or determine the pace for, as in a race
[33] (often foll by about, up and down, etc ) to walk with regular slow or fast paces, as in boredom, agitation, etc to pace the room
[34] (tr often foll by out ) to measure by paces to pace out the distance
[35] (intr) to walk with slow regular strides to pace along the street
[36] (intr) (of a horse) to move at the pace (the specially developed gait)
[37] with due deference to: used to acknowledge politely someone who disagrees with the speaker or writer
[38] Police and Criminal Evidence Act

Words related to Pacing

pacetrot, canter, pound, march, tread, gallop, stride, step, traipse, troop, patrol, hoof, ambulate, count, determine

Words nearby Pacing

pacepacceka, paccha, pacchionian, pacchionian body, pacchionian depression, pace, pace bowler, pace car, pace lap, paced, pacefollower

Origin of Pacing

e11250–1300; Middle English pas < Old French < Latin passus step, pace, equivalent to pad-, variant stem of pandere to spread (the legs, in walking) + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > ss

Word origin for Pacing

eC19: from Latin, from pāx peace

Synonyms for Pacing

trot, ambulate, canter, gallop, hoof, march, patrol, pound, step, stride, traipse, tread, troop, foot it, walk up and down