i Register
In some senses, bestride is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
bestride
/bɪˈstɹaɪd/
verb 3
Collocations
2ADJ.
ample
VERB + BESTRIDE
backs
Definitions
verb
1
To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.
& thou were the truest frende to thy louar that euer bestrade hors "And thou were the truest friend to thy lover that ever bestrad horse"
But fleeter far the pinions of the Wind, / Which from Siberian caves the monarch freed, / And sent him forth, with squadrons of his kind, / And bade the Snow their ample backs bestride, / And to the battle ride.
2
To stride over, or across.
3
To dominate.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world / Like a Colossus[…].
He looked up again at the portrait of Big Brother. The colossus that bestrode the world!
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — get up on the back of
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
301
& thou were the truest frende to thy louar that euer bestrade hors "And thou were the truest friend to thy lover that ever bestrad horse"
Wiktionary02
But fleeter far the pinions of the Wind, / Which from Siberian caves the monarch freed, / And sent him forth, with squadrons of his kind, / And bade the Snow their ample backs bestride, / And to the b
Wiktionary03
The knightly Crusader bestrides a war-horse of heavy proportions , which he has suddenly reined in , as he waves on high a flag as a rallying sign for his followers.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars