Be·stride v. t. [imp. Bestrode (Obs. or R.) Bestrid p. p. Bestridden Bestrid, Bestrode; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestriding.]
1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand over
That horse that thou so often hast bestrid. --Shak.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus. --Shak.
2. To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold.
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