stroll
stroll Lexical Profile
stroll Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A short, leisurely walk taken for pleasure or relaxation.
"After dinner, we took an evening stroll along the quiet riverbank."
Something achieved or completed with very little effort; an easy victory or task.
"The defending champions enjoyed a comfortable stroll to the tournament finals."
• verb
To walk in a slow, relaxed, and leisurely manner.
"Visitors strolled through the botanical gardens, admiring the spring blossoms."
To achieve a victory or reach a goal easily and without significant effort.
"The home team strolled to a three-goal victory in the opening match of the season."
To travel from place to place without a fixed residence in search of work or engagements (especially of actors or musicians).
"In the eighteenth century, troupes of actors strolled across the countryside performing in village squares."
• Rhymes for stroll
Word Origin & Etymology
Introduced into English around 1600 as thieves' cant, the word was likely borrowed from early modern High German 'strollen' (to wander about idly), related to Dialectal Swiss German 'strolch' (a vagabond or vagrant).