overstride

overstride
/oh'veuhr struyd"/, v.t., overstrode, overstridden, overstriding.
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.
[1150-1200; ME; see OVER-, STRIDE]

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