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• straddle — [strad′ l] vt. straddled, straddling [freq. of STRIDE] 1. to place oneself with a leg on either side of; stand or sit astride of 2. to spread (the legs) wide apart ☆ 3. to take or appear to take both sides of (an issue); avoid committing oneself… …   English World dictionary

• Straddle (disambiguation) — Straddle can mean: * To stand with the feet or wheels on opposite sides of something: see * Straddle position, with legs far apart,also called astride sit. * Straddle, a financial investment strategy * Straddle bets, a type of poker bet …   Wikipedia

• Straddle — Strad dle, v. t. To place one leg on one side and the other on the other side of; to stand or sit astride of; as, to straddle a fence or a horse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Straddle — Strad dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Straddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straddling}.] [Freq. from the root of stride.] 1. To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart. [1913 Webster] 2. To stand with the ends staggered; said of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• straddle — ► VERB 1) sit or stand with one leg on either side of. 2) extend across both sides of. ► NOUN ▪ an act of straddling. ORIGIN from dialect striddling «astride» …   English terms dictionary

• straddle — strad•dle [[t]ˈstræd l[/t]] v. dled, dling, n. 1) to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride 2) to be positioned wide apart, as the legs 3) to favor or appear to favor both of two opposite sides; equivocate 4) to stand… …   From formal English to slang

• straddle — straddler, n. straddlingly, adv. /strad l/, v., straddled, straddling, n. v.i. 1. to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride. 2. to stand wide apart, as the legs. 3. to favor or appear to favor both sides of an issue,… …   Universalium

• straddle — I. verb (straddled; straddling) Etymology: irregular from stride Date: 1565 intransitive verb 1. to stand, sit, or walk with the legs wide apart; especially to sit astride 2. to spread out irregularly ; sprawl 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• straddle — Synonyms and related words: abstain, abut on, across, amble, astraddle, astride, barge, be based on, bear on, bestraddle, bestride, bowl along, bundle, bypass, call, carry, clump, cop out, cover, cross, drag, duck the issue, encompass, environ,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• straddle — [c]/ˈstrædl / (say stradl) verb (straddled, straddling) –verb (i) 1. to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride. 2. to stand wide apart, as the legs. –verb (t) 3. to walk, stand, or sit with one leg on each side of;… …  

• straddle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. bestride, bestraddle; equivocate; be neutral, sit on the fence. See support. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bestride, ride, mount, bestraddle; see balance 2 , sit 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1.… …   English dictionary for students