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Overstride

Overstride \O`ver*stride"\, v. t. To stride over or beyond.

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overstride

vb. 1 (context intransitive English) to run or walk with an overly long stride 2 (context transitive English) to stride (or to stand) over something 3 (context transitive English) to excel or surpass

Usage examples of "overstride".

Just like Onyali in Victoria, Cathy started to overstride towards the finish.

Expecting to have to moderate their pace so as not to overstride their diminutive hosts, the travelers found themselves having to hurry to keep up, so swift were the Swick’s feathered earthbound mounts.

Later, he came to understand that the Frenchman was in the business of weapons and dope, if not directly sanctioned by Uncle Sugar - the local cynical nickname for the US Government - then at least tolerated by this enigmatic, godlike entity which overstrode life in wartime Saigon like a Titan from the clouds.

The Foragers pouring out of the Nest overstrode us, their hard claws loud against the stone.