bestride
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verb (used with object), be·strode or be·strid, be·strid·den or be·strid, be·strid·ing.
1.
to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
2.
to step over or across with long strides.
3.
to stand or tower over; dominate.
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| —vb , archaic archaic -strides, -striding, -strode, -strid, -stridden, -strid | |
| 1. | to have or put a leg on either side of |
| 2. | to extend across; span |
| 3. | to stride over or across |
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Bestride
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Example sentences
They bestride the top of the food chain and are well equipped to defend themselves in nature.
The industrial-strength banana will bestride the globe.
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