bestride
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.
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