bestride

[ bih-strahyd ]
/ bɪˈstraɪd /
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verb (used with object), be·strode or be·strid, be·strid·den or be·strid, be·strid·ing.

to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
to step over or across with long strides.
to stand or tower over; dominate.

Origin of bestride

before 1000; Middle English bestriden, Old English bestrīdan. See be-, stride

Words nearby bestride

bestie, bestir, bestow, bestraddle, bestrew, bestride, bestrow, bestseller, bestud, bet, bet on the wrong horse

Words related to bestrid

escalate, rise, soar, arise, scale, ascend, back, up, lift, vault, tower, bestride, escalade, stride, mount, hedge, sprawl, overlook, survey, overtop

Example sentences from the Web for bestrid

  • He knows the pedigree of every horse on the place, and has bestrid the great-great-grandsires of most of them.

    Bracebridge Hall |Washington Irving

  • The sight of my faithful "Hiatoga" bestrid by a Rebel, wrung my heart.

    Andersonville, Volume 1 |John McElroy

British Dictionary definitions for bestrid

bestride
/ (bɪˈstraɪd) /

verb -strides, -striding or -strode or archaic -strid, -stridden or archaic -strid (tr)

to have or put a leg on either side of
to extend across; span
to stride over or across