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overstride.

To run or walk with an overly long stride.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To run or walk with an overly long stride.

    intransitive
  2. To stride (or to stand) over something.

    transitive
  3. To excel or surpass.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English stride English overstride From over- + stride.

noun
  1. An overly long stride.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English stride English overstride From over- + stride.

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