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o·ver·stride  (vr-strd)
v. o·ver·strode (-strd), o·ver·strid·den (-strdn), o·ver·strid·ing, o·ver·strides
v.tr.
1. To stride over, across, or farther than: overstride a stream.
2. To sit or stand astride.
3. To stride faster than or beyond, as in a competition.
4. To go beyond; surpass.
v.intr.
To run with an overly long stride for one's leg length.


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