bestride
verb
1 bestride
Get up on the back of.
synonyms: climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up.
Roget 215:
be supported
&c.;
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
&c.;
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
etc.
43.
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
etc.
707.
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Roget 206:
be high
etc.
adj.;
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
etc.
223;
overtop
etc.
(be superior)
33;
stand on tiptoe.
become high
etc.
adj.;
grow higher,
grow taller;
upgrow†;
rise
etc.
(ascend)
305;
send into orbit.
render high
etc.
adj.;
heighten
etc.
(elevate)
307.
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Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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