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overstride
[ oh-ver-strahyd ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈstraɪd /
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verb (used with object), o·ver·strode, o·ver·strid·den, o·ver·strid·ing.
to surpass: to overstride one's competitors.
to stand or sit astride of; bestride: a great statue overstriding the entrance; to overstride a horse.
to tower over; dominate: He overstrides the committee with loud aggressiveness.
to stride or step over or across: At its narrowest point, one can easily overstride the stream.
to stride more rapidly than or beyond: a downward path where she easily overstrode her companion.
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Words nearby overstride
overstood, overstory, overstress, overstretch, overstrew, overstride, overstrike, overstring, overstructured, overstrung, overstudy
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How to use overstride in a sentence
These haughty barons who overstride the world, what are they in the day of adversity?
The Fair Maid of Perth|Sir Walter Scott