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.