OVERSTRIDE

Etymology

Verb

overstride (third-person singular simple present overstrides, present participle overstriding, simple past overstrode, past participle overstridden or overstrode)

(intransitive) to run or walk with an overly long stride

(transitive) to stride (or to stand) over something

(transitive) to excel or surpass

Noun

overstride (plural overstrides)

An overly long stride.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*stride", v. t.

Definition: To stride over or beyond.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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