Pace

Pace
Pace Pace (p[=a]s), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paced} (p[=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Pacing} (p[=a]"s[i^]ng).] 1. To go; to walk; specifically, to move with regular or measured steps. ``I paced on slowly.'' --Pope. ``With speed so pace.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To proceed; to pass on. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Or [ere] that I further in this tale pace. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

3. To move quickly by lifting the legs on the same side together, as a horse; to amble with rapidity; to rack. [1913 Webster]

4. To pass away; to die. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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