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pace

nounverb /peɪs/ 2 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 8 WWF 10
Definitions
noun

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

verb

walk with slow or fast paces

“He paced up and down the hall”

noun

the relative speed of progress or change

“he lived at a fast pace”

verb

measure (distances) by pacing

noun

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

noun

the rate of some repeating event

noun

a step in walking or running

noun

the distance covered by a step

“he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig”

verb

go at a pace

“The horse paced”

verb

regulate or set the pace of

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