bestride

 
Pronunciation: /bɪˈstrʌɪd/

verb (past bestrode /-ˈstrəʊd/; past participle bestridden /-ˈstrɪd(ə)n/)

  • 1 [with object] stand astride over; straddle: he bestrode me, defending my prone body figurative creatures that bestride the dividing line between amphibians and reptiles
  • sit astride on: he bestrode his horse with the easy grace of a born horseman
  • 2dominate: he bestrides Alberta politics today

Phrases

bestride something like a colossus

see colossus.

Origin:

Old English bestrīdan (see be-, stride)