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be·stride

bestride

pronunciation:
b straId
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: bestrid, bestridden, bestrides, bestriding, bestrode
definition 1: to be astride of; straddle.
definition 2: to cross or step over with long strides.
definition 3: to tower over; dominate.
similar words:
dominate