overstride
Americanverb (used with object)
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to surpass.
to overstride one's competitors.
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to stand or sit astride of; bestride.
a great statue overstriding the entrance; to overstride a horse.
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to tower over; dominate.
He overstrides the committee with loud aggressiveness.
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to stride or step over or across.
At its narrowest point, one can easily overstride the stream.
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to stride more rapidly than or beyond.
a downward path where she easily overstrode her companion.
Etymology
Origin of overstride
Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at over-, stride
Example Sentences
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“That’s one of the problems I had — I would overstride on my front foot, and the ball would die out sometimes.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
“A slight overstride is better than a big one, just as a slight heel landing is better than a ‘toes in the air’ one with the knee joint locked out.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2014
It’s often linked to heel striking, but as both Cole and Esteban Protheroe point out, it’s perfectly possible to overstride and land on the forefoot.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2014
You can’t heel strike or overstride on slippery laundry.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2011
These haughty barons who overstride the world, what are they in the day of adversity?
From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Scott, Walter, Sir
“Sometimes it felt like I was overstriding at the start.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2022
Perfecting your form can help shave precious seconds off of your race times and can also reduce the risk of injuries that are caused by poor form and overstriding.
From Slate ● May 11, 2018
My stride length was a bit less laudatory, the app felt, bordering on overstriding.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2015
It included the oft-repeated advice about avoiding overstriding, which “causes the foot to land too far in front of the knee and encourages heel striking – and increases injury risk”.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2014
As they passed the stand, Escort led at a great pace, almost overstriding himself, and his tiny jockey had no easy task to hold him.
From The Second String by Gould, Nat
Mullen said that Tebow still overstrode on his throws, and that his decision-making should improve with more time in the offense.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2012
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