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bestride

verb

/bɪˈstraɪd/

Meaning

To sit or stand astride something; to dominate over.

The statue bestrides the city square.

dominate, tower over, straddle, command, overtop

follow, obey, submit

bestride the world, bestride the horse, bestride the city

erasing or making oneself inconspicuous; to remove or diminish in significance

to change the normal shape or structure of something by twisting or distorting it

To look at someone with obvious sexual interest.

To take apart something into its separate pieces.

to admit guilt or wrongdoing; to acknowledge

to push oneself off a surface and into the air using the legs and feet