overstride

[ oh-ver-strahyd ]

verb (used with object)

, o·ver·strode, o·ver·strid·den, o·ver·strid·ing.

1. to surpass:

   to overstride one's competitors.

2. to stand or sit astride of; bestride:

   a great statue overstriding the entrance; to overstride a horse.

3. to tower over; dominate:

   He overstrides the committee with loud aggressiveness.

4. to stride or step over or across:

   At its narrowest point, one can easily overstride the stream.

5. to stride more rapidly than or beyond:

   a downward path where she easily overstrode her companion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of overstride¹

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; over-, stride

Example Sentences

These haughty barons who overstride the world, what are they in the day of adversity?

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