to bestride a fence

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• 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

• be|stride — «bih STRYD», transitive verb, strode or strid, strid|den or strid, strid|ing. 1. to get on, sit on, or stand over (something) with one leg on each side; …   Useful english dictionary

• straddle — v 1. bestride, bestraddle, get astride of, stand or sit astride; sit or stand with legs apart. 2.Informal. refrain from committing oneself, be noncommittal, waffle, hedge, sit on the fence; be vague or indefinite or ambiguous, equivocate, Inf.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• straddle — verb 1) she straddled the motorbike Syn: sit/stand astride, bestride, mount, get on 2) a mountain range straddling the border Syn: lie on both sides of, extend across, span 3) he straddled the issue of taxes …   Thesaurus of popular words

• strad´dling|ly — strad|dle «STRAD uhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. –v.i. 1. to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart: »to straddle over a fence watching cars go by. 2. (of the legs) to stand wide apart. 3. Informal, Figurative. to avoid taking sides; attempt …   Useful english dictionary

• strad´dler — strad|dle «STRAD uhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. –v.i. 1. to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart: »to straddle over a fence watching cars go by. 2. (of the legs) to stand wide apart. 3. Informal, Figurative. to avoid taking sides; attempt …   Useful english dictionary

• strad|dle — «STRAD uhl», verb, dled, dling, noun. –v.i. 1. to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart: »to straddle over a fence watching cars go by. 2. (of the legs) to stand wide apart. 3. Informal, Figurative. to avoid taking sides; attempt to favor… …   Useful english dictionary