bestride

views updated Jun 11 2018

be·stride / biˈstrīd/ • v. (past -strode; past part. -strid·den) [tr.] stand astride over; span or straddle: fig. creatures that bestride the dividing line between amphibians and reptiles. ∎  sit astride on: he bestrode his horse with the easy grace of a born horseman.

bestride

views updated May 21 2018

bestride OE. bestrīdan, f. BE- + STRIDE.