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1 ♦ fence
♦ fence /fɛns/n.1 recinto; recinzione; steccato; staccionata; palizzata; barriera: boundary fence, recinto di confine ( di una proprietà)2 (ipp.) ostacolo (verticale)4 (mecc.) guida di appoggio5 (tecn.) recinto schermante6 (mil.) cortina radar7 (fam.) ricettatore● fence-mending, riparazione di steccati; (fig., spec. polit.) ristabilimento di relazioni amichevoli, ricucitura di uno strappo □ fence month [time], mese [tempo] della chiusura della caccia o della pesca □ fence pliers, pinza per steccati □ fence-sitter, chi si mantiene neutrale o equidistante; chi non prende una posizione; chi resta alla finestra □ (fig.) to come down off the fence, decidere da che parte stare; schierarsi □ (fig.) to come down on the right [wrong] side of the fence, schierarsi dalla parte del vincitore [del perdente] □ (fig.) to mend fences, riconciliarsi; riallacciare i rapporti; ricucire uno strappo □ (fam. Austral.) over the fence, esagerato; eccessivo; inaccettabile □ (fig.) to sit on (o to straddle) the fence, rimanere neutrale o equidistante; non prendere una posizione; restare alla finestra.(to) fence /fɛns/A v. t.2 (fam.) ricettare; fare il ricettatore diB v. i.2 (fig.) fare schermaglie; duellare verbalmente; fare uso di abili argomentazioni3 (fig.) rispondere evasivamente; destreggiarsi abilmente: I realized I was being fenced with, capii che l'altro cercava di evadere le mie domande
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sit — v 1. seat oneself, be seated, Sl. take a load off one s feet, plop down; squat, crouch, hunker down, perch, roost; straddle, sit astride, bestride, bestraddle; repose, lean, recline, loll, lounge, sprawl; (all of a hen) brood, incubate, cover,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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 — ► 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 — 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 — 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 — 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
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 — 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
sit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. sit down, perch; pose; hold session, convene; fit, suit; brood; be situated. See location. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To assume a sitting posture] Syn. be seated, seat oneself, take a seat, sit down,… … English dictionary for students