The leopard paced back and forth in its cage.
•I paced up and down, worrying about a variety of things.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
back and forth — adv. Back and forth is used with these verbs: ↑commute, ↑pace, ↑rock, ↑rotate, ↑sway, ↑swing, ↑switch, ↑travel … Collocations dictionary
pace up and down — walk back and forth … English contemporary dictionary
pace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rate, speed, velocity; step, measuring step; stride; gait, amble, rack, single foot. v. walk, step, stride; walk to and fro; measure; lead, set the pace. See motion, precedence, travel. II (Roget s… … English dictionary for students
pace — 01. It is amazing to see the [pace] of runners in an Olympic marathon. I couldn t run that fast for even 1 mile. 02. I started out too fast in the race, and couldn t keep up the [pace]. 03. You need to [pace] yourself during the race; otherwise,… … Grammatical examples in English
pace — pace1 [pās] n. [ME pas < OFr < L passus, a step, lit., a stretching out of the leg < pp. of pandere, to stretch out < IE base * pet , to stretch out > FATHOM] 1. a step in walking, running, etc.; stride 2. a unit of linear measure … English World dictionary
pace — [n1] steps in walking clip, footstep, gait, getalong, lick*, measure, step, stride, tread, walk; concept 149 pace [n2] speed, tempo of motion beat, bounce, celerity, clip, downbeat, lick*, momentum, motion, movement, progress, quickness, rapidity … New thesaurus
pace — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 one step VERB + PACE ▪ take, walk ▪ Take two paces forward. ▪ step back ▪ Step back three paces. PREPO … Collocations dictionary
pace — I n. rate of movement 1) to set the pace 2) to keep pace with 3) to change pace; to slacken the pace 4) a brisk, fast, rapid; even, steady; frantic, hectic; grueling, killing pace 5) a slack, slow, sluggish; snail s ( extremely slow ) pace 6) at… … Combinatory dictionary
back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pace — peɪs n. step, stride; tempo; rate; speed of progress v. take regular steps; regulate the speed of; walk back and forth (especially while absorbed in anxious thought); measure an area by counting the number of even strides that must be taken to… … English contemporary dictionary
pace — n 1. rate of speed, velocity, Inf. clip, stride, career; tempo, time, meter, measure; progress, movement, motion. 2. celerity, swiftness, rapidity, quickness, Inf. lick; slowness, creep. 3. gait, walk, step, stride, tread; manner of going,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
