1. To pass over at a step; to step over. "A debtor that not dares to stride a limit." Shak.
2. To straddle; to bestride. I mean to stride your steed. Shak.
STRIDE
Stride, n.
Defn: The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride. Pope. God never meant that man should scale the heavens By strides of human wisdom. Cowper.
STRIDENT Stri"dent, a. Etym: [L. stridens, -entis, p.pr. of stridere to make a grating or creaking noise.]
Defn: Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill. "A strident voice." Thackeray.
STRIDOR Stri"dor, n. Etym: [L., from stridere to make any harsh, grating, or creaking sound.]
Defn: A harsh, shrill, or creaking noise. Dryden.
STRIDULATE
Strid"u*late, v. t. Etym: [See Stridulous.]
Defn: To make a shrill, creaking noise; specifically (Zoöl.),