overstride
overstride verb: to run or walk with an overly long stride.
Verb
overstride (third-person singular simple present overstrides, present participle overstriding, simple past overstrode, past participle overstrode or overstridden)
- To run or walk with an overly long stride.
- Unfortunately, by waiting as long as possible each time before jumping, he lost concentration and then, because of overstriding over the first part of the approach run, he made three no-jumps.2002, John Kerr, Counselling Athletes: Applying Reversal Theory, page 72
- To stride (or to stand) over something.
- To excel or surpass.
Noun
overstride (plural overstrides)
- An overly long stride.
- Although an overstride was not observed in the diagonal type running walk, a moderate overstride was observed in the lateral type.1986, American Society of Animal Science. Western Section. Meeting, Proceedings, volumes 37-38, page 190
Forms of overstride
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | overstrides |
| present participle | overstriding |
| past | overstrode |
| past participle | overstrode |
| past participle | overstridden |
| Noun | |
| plural | overstrides |
Origin of overstride
From over- + stride.
Questions about overstride
- What does overstride mean?
- Overstride means to run or walk with an overly long stride.
- What part of speech is overstride?
- Overstride can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of overstride?
- The past tense of overstride is overstrode.
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