stroll (noun)

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• stroll — verb Etymology: probably from German dialect strollen Date: 1668 intransitive verb 1. to go from place to place in search of work or profit < strolling players > < strolling musicians > 2. to walk in a leisurely or idle manner ; ramble …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stroll — verb (I) to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way (+ along/across/around): We strolled around the park for an hour or so. stroll noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stroll — [strəʊl] verb [I] to walk without hurrying stroll noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• stroll — (v.) c.1600, a cant word introduced from the Continent, probably from dialectal Ger. strollen, variant of Ger. strolchen to stroll, loaf, from strolch vagabond, vagrant, also fortuneteller, perhaps from It. astrologo astrologer. Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

• stroll — ► VERB 1) walk in a leisurely way. 2) informal achieve a sporting victory easily. ► NOUN 1) a short leisurely walk. 2) informal a victory easily achieved. ORIGIN originally in the sense «roam as a vagrant»: probably from German strollen, from… …   English terms dictionary

• stroll|er — «STROH luhr», noun. 1. a person who strolls or rambles; wanderer: »holiday strollers in the park. 2. a strolling player or actor. 3. a wandering vagrant; tramp. 4. a kind of light baby carriage in which an older baby or small child sits erect:… …   Useful english dictionary

• stroll — I UK [strəʊl] / US [stroʊl] verb [intransitive] Word forms stroll : present tense I/you/we/they stroll he/she/it strolls present participle strolling past tense strolled past participle strolled * 1) to walk without hurrying, often for pleasure… …   English dictionary

• stroll — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, quick, short ▪ five minute, etc. ▪ The bars are only a ten minute stroll away. ▪ casual …   Collocations dictionary

• stroll — stroll1 [ stroul ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to walk without hurrying, often for pleasure: young couples out strolling with their arms around each other She strolled over to join them. 2. ) to do something easily and with little effort: Alison… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stroll — [[t]stro͟ʊl[/t]] strolls, strolling, strolled VERB If you stroll somewhere, you walk there in a slow, relaxed way. [V prep/adv] He collected some orange juice from the refrigerator and, glass in hand, strolled to the kitchen window... [V… …   English dictionary

• Noun — For other uses, see Noun (disambiguation). Examples The cat sat on the mat. Please hand in your assignments by the end of the week. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. George Washington was the first president of the United States of America.… …   Wikipedia