overstride

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overstride

verb overstrides · overstriding · overstrode · overstridden

  1. intransitive 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.
  2. transitive To stride (or to stand) over something.
  3. transitive To excel or surpass.

noun overstrides

  1. 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.

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@misc{overstride_2026,
  title = {overstride},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overstride},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}