Mr. Straddle called me aside.
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Straddle
//ˈstɹæd.l̩//
Synonyms for "straddle" (155 found)
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Verb(1 words)
Related words (77)
ramblereachreach outreclinerely onrepose onrest onriderightrollrunsashaysaunterscramblescuffscufflescuttleshambleshoot aheadshoot ahead of
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shufflesidlesingle-footsit it outsit onskipslinkslitherslogslouchspanspranglesprawlspreadspread eaglespread-eaglestaggerstalkstampstand neuterstand onstepstep overstock optionstompstraddle-leggedstraddlebackstragglestrapstretchstretch outstridestripstrollstrutstumpsurroundswaggersweepswingtake inthrust outtittuptoddletottertraipsetrimtriptrudgewaddlewamblewigglewobble
Noun(1 words)
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1 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
4 entrieshas context
4 entriesis a
6 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
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Translations
87 translations across 26 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- اِمْتَطَى verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Bulgarian
3 entries- разкрач noun (posture)
- възсядам verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- хващам във вилица verb (to fire shots in front and behind of a target)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 横跨 verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- 跨 verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- 跨骑 verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Dutch
3 entries- schrijlings zitten op verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- voor en achter een doel schieten verb (to fire shots in front and behind of a target)
- zich vrijblijvend opstellen verb (to form a disorderly sprawl)
Finnish
4 entries- haara noun (finance: investment strategy)
- ratsastusasento noun (posture)
- sokkokorotus noun (poker: raise made prior to receiving cards)
- straddle noun (finance: investment strategy)
French
2 entries- enfourcher verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- se mettre à califourchon verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
German
4 entries- Grätsche noun (posture)
- Spreize noun (posture)
- abdecken verb (to be on both sides of something)
- ausweichen verb (to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides)
Hindi
3 entries- दोनों ओर टाँगें करके बैठना verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- पैर फैलाकर बैठना verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- बताने के लिये अनिच्छुक होना verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Hungarian
4 entries- terpesz noun (posture)
- két oldalán fekszik / terül el verb (to be on both sides of something)
- közrefog verb (to be on both sides of something)
- szétvetett lábbal / lovaglóülésbenül (meg) verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Irish
2 entries- srathair noun (finance: investment strategy)
- srathair noun (part of a harness)
Italian
3 entries- divaricare verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- scavalcare verb (to fire shots in front and behind of a target)
- sedersi a cavalcioni verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Japanese
1 entries- 跨がる verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Latin
1 entries- vārīcō verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Lithuanian
3 entries- apsižergti verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- apžergti verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- sėdėti apžergus verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Occitan
4 entries- aforcar verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- encambar verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- enforcar verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- escambarlar verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- بینمك verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Polish
1 entries- rozkrok noun (posture)
Portuguese
1 entries- montar verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Russian
1 entries- сидеть верхом verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- srathair noun (part of a harness)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- objahati verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- opkoračiti verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Spanish
2 entries- ahorcajarse verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- desparramar verb (to form a disorderly sprawl)
Swedish
2 entries- grensla verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- gränsla verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Turkish
1 entries- bacaklarını ayırmak verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Ukrainian
2 entries- розставити ноги verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
- сидіти верхи verb (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something)
Walloon
2 entries- ascoxhî verb (to be on both sides of something)
- asdjambler verb (to be on both sides of something)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
But guess my surprise, when I saw the lazy young rogue lie down on his back, and gently pull down Polly upon him, who giving way to his humour, straddled, and with her hands conducted her blind favourite to the right place
Source: wiktionary
As they approached the entrance of the port, the giant straddled clear across it, with a foot firmly planted on each headland,
Source: wiktionary
The mountain-ringed Yukon Flats basin straddles the Arctic Circle and is bisected by the Yukon River.
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