bestride
verb
[ bɪˈstrʌɪd ]
• stand astride over; straddle.
• "he bestrode me, defending my prone body"
Similar:
straddle,
bestraddle,
sit/stand astride,
mount,
get on,
get astride,
hop on to,
extend across,
lie on both sides of,
span,
bridge,
• dominate.
• "he bestrides Alberta politics today"
Origin:
Old English bestrīdan (see be-, stride).
