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pace

/peɪs/

noun

Meaning

  • Step.

  • Way of stepping.

  • Speed or velocity in general.

  • 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.

  • Passage, route.

verb

Meaning

  • To walk back and forth in a small distance.

  • To set the speed in a race.

  • To measure by walking.

adjective

Meaning

  • Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.