bestrideverb [ T ]
uk/bɪˈstraɪd/us/bɪˈstraɪd/bestrode, bestridden formalto sit or stand with a leg on either side of an object or animal:
He bestrode the chair as though it were a horse.
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Boarding and alighting from modes of transport
- aboard
- alight
- board
- climb
- debark
- deplane
- disembark
- dismount
- eject
- embark
- get
- get off (sth)
- get on (sth)
- get out
- hop
- in
- mount
- settle
- straddle
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Sitting and standing