PACING Synonyms

• a regular route for a sentry or policeman

• the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

• the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

• a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

• a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

• the sound of stroke or blow

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• a regular rate of repetition

• a stroke or blow

• the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

• very tired

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

• hit repeatedly

• move rhythmically

• shape by beating

• make a rhythmic sound

• glare or strike with great intensity

• move with a thrashing motion

• sail with much tacking or with difficulty

• stir vigorously

• strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music

• be superior

• avoid paying

• make a sound like a clock or a timer

• move with a flapping motion

• indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

• move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

• make by pounding or trampling

• produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

• strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

• beat through cleverness and wit

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• wear out completely

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• the close of a musical section

• a recurrent rhythmical series

• the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

• the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

• the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

• any uninterrupted stream or discharge

• something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

• dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

• the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

• move or progress freely as if in a stream

• move along, of liquids

• cause to flow

• be abundantly present

• fall or flow in a certain way

• cover or swamp with water

• undergo menstruation

• (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

• the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

• the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health

• edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)

• expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

• produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses

• drive by or as if by pulsation

• the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

• recurring at regular intervals

• an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

• the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements

• natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)

• (architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern

• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

• the distance covered by a step

• the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

• support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

• relative position in a graded series

• a short distance

• the sound of a step of someone walking

• a musical interval of two semitones

• a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

• a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

• a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

• shift or move by taking a step

• put down or press the foot, place the foot

• cause (a computer) to execute a single command

• treat badly

• furnish with steps

• move with one's feet in a specific manner

• walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

• place (a ship's mast) in its step

• measure (distances) by pacing

• move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation

• a step in walking or running

• the distance covered by a step

• significant progress (especially in the phrase `make strides')

• walk with long steps

• the sound of a step of someone walking

• the act of taking a step in walking

• the distance covered by a step

• the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

• a horse's manner of moving

• a person's manner of walking

• a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

• amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis

• the relative speed of progress or change

• a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure

• assign a rank or rating to

• be worthy of or have a certain rating

• estimate the value of

• a step in walking or running

• the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire

• the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground

• structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step

• put down or press the foot, place the foot

• tread or stomp heavily or roughly

• crush as if by treading on

• brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center

• apply (the tread) to a tire

• mate with (used of male birds)

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

• the enclosed land around a house or other building

• a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)

• the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

• a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

• a tract of land where logs are accumulated

• an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines

• a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen

• an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)