Bestride

/bɪˈstɹaɪd/

Synonyms for "bestride" (100 found)

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Verb(4 words)
abutabut onarcharch overbackbe based onbear onbear uponbestraddleboardbridgebypassclearclimb oncommandcross

Strong matches (30)

dictatedominateextendextend overfordget ahead ofget inget ongo aboardgo acrossgo bygo on boardhang overhave the ascendancyhop inimbricatejump injutlaplap over
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lay down the lawlead by the noselean onlie onlie over
Verb(5 words)
dominateget onhop oninfluencejump on

Related words (50)

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predominatepreponderateprevailreclinerely onrepose onrest onriderise aboverule the roostshingleshoot aheadshoot ahead ofsit onspanstand onstepstep overstraddlestridesurmounttake the leadtoptower abovetower overtwistwear the pants
Verb(3 words)
mount upridestraddle

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Sample sentences

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& 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"

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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.

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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.

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He threw in my way a piece of timber which I bestrided, and the waves tossed me to and fro till they cast me upon an island coast […]

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