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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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


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              That horse that thou so often hast bestrid. --Shak.
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              Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
              Like a Colossus.                      --Shak.
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     2. To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a
        threshold.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bestride
       v : get on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: {hop on}, {mount},
            {mount up}, {get on}, {jump on}, {climb on}] [ant: {hop
           out}]
       [also: {bestrode}, {bestridden}, {bestrid}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bestrid
       See {bestride}

















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