'Bestride' definitions:
Definition of 'bestride'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Bestride'
From: GCIDE
- Bestride \Be*stride"\, v. t. [imp. Bestrode, (Obs. or R.) Bestrid; p. p. Bestridden, Bestrid, Bestrode; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestriding.] [AS. bestr[imac]dan; pref. be- + str[imac]dan to stride.]
- 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand over [1913 Webster]
- That horse that thou so often hast bestrid. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bestride'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abut on,
- arch over,
- back,
- be based on,
- bear on,
- bestraddle,
- board,
- bridge,
- bypass,
- clear,
- climb on,
- command,
- cross,
- dictate,
- dominate,
- extend over,
- ford,
- get ahead of,
- get in,
- get on,
- go aboard,
- go across,
- go by,
- go on board,
- hang over,
- have the ascendancy,
- hop in,
- imbricate,
- jump in,
- jut,
- lap,
- lap over,
- lean on,
- lie on,
- lie over,
- look down upon,
- master,
- mount,
- outtop,
- overarch,
- overhang,
- overlap,
- overlie,
- overlook,
- override,
- overshadow,
- overstride,
- overtop,
- pass,
- pass by,
- pass over,
- perch,
- pile in,
- play first fiddle,
- predominate,
- preponderate,
- prevail,
- rely on,
- repose on,
- rest on,
- ride,
- rise above,
- rule the roost,
- shingle,
- shoot ahead of,
- sit on,
- span,
- stand on,
- step over,
- straddle,
- stride,
- surmount,
- take the lead,
- top,
- tower above,
- tower over,
- twist,
- wear the pants