Pace
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /peɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pace is a noun meaning A way of stepping.
Meaning
A way of stepping.
More Meanings
- Speed or velocity in general.
- (cricket) A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing.
- (collective) A group of donkeys.
- (cricket) Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.
- To walk back and forth in a small distance.
- (obsolete) A passage, a route.
Example Sentences
He didn't bowl a lot of pace in the first T20I.
A pace of donkeys fans out in different directions.
Groups of men, in all imaginable attitudes, were lying, standing, sitting, or pacing up and down.
Like a small farm, the lighthouse compound had its chattering of chicks, pace of donkeys, troop of horses, and fold of sheep.
Word Forms
- paces
- pacing
- paced
Synonyms for pace
Depending on context, synonyms include Easter, stride, tread, tempo, step, rate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include step, gait, stride, tread, footstep, yard.
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