pace
n 1: the rate of moving (especially walking or running) [syn: {gait}]
2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: {footstep}, {step},
{stride}]
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" [syn: {rate}]
4: a step in walking or running [syn: {stride}, {tread}]
5: the rate of some repeating event [syn: {tempo}]
6: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44
centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of
a stride [syn: {yard}]
v 1: walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the
hall"
2: go at a pace, as of a horse
3: measure by pacing, as of distances
4: regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"
5: measure by pacing, as of a room