overstride

[ oh-ver-strahyd ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈstraɪd /

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.

Origin of overstride

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at over-, stride

overstood, overstory, overstress, overstretch, overstrew, overstride, overstrike, overstring, overstructured, overstrung, overstudy

These haughty barons who overstride the world, what are they in the day of adversity?
The Fair Maid of Perth|Sir Walter Scott

单词	overstride
释义	overstride [ oh-ver-strahyd ] / ˌoʊ vərˈstraɪd / 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. Origin of overstride Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at over-, stride Words nearby overstride overstood, overstory, overstress, overstretch, overstrew, overstride, overstrike, overstring, overstructured, overstrung, overstudy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overstride These haughty barons who overstride the world, what are they in the day of adversity? The Fair Maid of Perth\|Sir Walter Scott
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