bestride

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: be=stride

CIDE DICTIONARY

bestride, v. t. [AS. bestrīdan; pref. be- + strīdan to stride.].

•  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."  [1913 Webster]

  "Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
  Like a Colossus."  [1913 Webster]
•  To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bestride, v.tr. (past bestrode; past part. bestridden)
1 sit astride on.
2 stand astride over.

Etymology

OE bestridan

THESAURUS

bestride

abut on, arch over, back, be based on, bear on, bestraddle, board, bridge, bypass, clear, climb on, command, cross, dictate, dominate, extend over, ford, get ahead of, get in, get on, go aboard, go across, go by, go on board, hang over, have the ascendancy, hop in, imbricate, jump in, jut, lap, lap over, lean on, lie on, lie over, look down upon, master, mount, outtop, overarch, overhang, overlap, overlie, overlook, override, overshadow, overstride, overtop, pass, pass by, pass over, perch, pile in, play first fiddle, predominate, preponderate, prevail, rely on, repose on, rest on, ride, rise above, rule the roost, shingle, shoot ahead of, sit on, span, stand on, step over, straddle, stride, surmount, take the lead, top, tower above, tower over, twist, wear the pants

ROGET THESAURUS

bestride

Height

VB be high, tower, soar, command, hover, hover over, fly over, orbit, be in orbit, cap, culminate, overhang, hang over, impend, beetle, bestride, ride, mount, perch, surmount, cover, overtop, stand on tiptoe, become high, grow higher, grow taller, upgrow, rise, send into orbit, render high, heighten.

Support

VB be supported, lie on, sit on, recline on, lean on, loll on, rest on, stand on, step on, repose on, abut on, bear on, be based on, have at one's back, bestride, bestraddle, support, bear, carry, hold, sustain, shoulder, hold up, back up, bolster up, shore up, uphold, upbear, prop, under prop, under pin, under set, riprap, bandage, give support, furnish support, afford support, supply support, lend support, give foundations, furnish foundations, afford foundations, supply foundations, lend foundations, bottom, found, base, ground, imbed, embed, maintain, keep on foot, aid.