3 definitions found 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 [1913 Webster] That horse that thou so often hast bestrid. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold. [1913 Webster] 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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