bestride
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.
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How to use bestride in a sentence
The chief wanted a brave boy, to bestride a horse and wield a sword, and govern the unruly Grant clan with a strong hand.
The Pagan's Cup | Fergus HumeIt is no known animal which they bestride, having a face something like that of a caterpillar.
The Coming of the Fairies | Arthur Conan DoyleIn the midst a dark and lazy current, which a tall man might bestride, crept twisting like a snake among the weeds and rushes.
La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West | Francis ParkmanLeg of man, swears grand old Pierre, shall never more bestride my steed; no more shall harness touch him!
Pierre; or The Ambiguities | Herman MelvilleNobody rode at the Hall, and she longed to bestride a pony and dash off for a twenty-mile canter.
Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island | Alice Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for bestride
/ (bɪˈstraɪd) /
to have or put a leg on either side of
to extend across; span
to stride over or across
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