"straddle" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈstɹæd.l̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-straddle.wav
Rhymes: -ædəl Etymology: As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} straddle (not comparable)
  1. Astride. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-adv-AeePoKtL

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈstɹæd.l̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-straddle.wav Forms: straddles [plural]
Rhymes: -ædəl Etymology: As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} straddle (plural straddles)
  1. A posture in which one straddles something. Translations (posture): разкрач (razkrač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ratsastusasento (Finnish), Grätsche [feminine] (German), Spreize [feminine] (German), terpesz (Hungarian), rozkrok [masculine] (Polish), montarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-noun-YOdo0tIu Disambiguation of 'posture': 76 3 6 4 4 7
  2. (military) A pair or salvo of successive artillery shots falling both in front of and behind a target. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-noun-4VFdYwgM Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (finance) An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on the same security at the same strike price, giving a non-directional position sensitive to volatility. Categories (topical): Finance Categories (lifeform): Horse tack Translations (finance: investment strategy): straddle (Finnish), srathair [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-noun-s5dsQMQB Disambiguation of Horse tack: 1 2 4 13 13 3 9 2 4 15 7 4 13 5 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 17 15 1 6 1 2 20 7 2 15 4 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 2 2 21 19 2 4 2 2 11 8 1 18 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 1 2 18 16 3 4 2 2 20 8 2 15 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 17 16 1 6 1 2 21 7 1 16 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 1 2 3 14 16 2 6 2 3 12 7 4 16 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 3 6 2 3 13 9 4 14 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 3 3 14 17 3 6 3 4 12 7 3 16 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 1 2 3 15 17 2 6 2 3 13 7 4 16 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 3 3 16 16 3 5 3 4 11 8 2 16 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 2 2 17 17 2 5 2 3 12 7 3 17 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 1 2 4 15 15 2 5 3 3 13 7 5 14 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 1 2 3 16 12 2 7 2 3 13 9 4 12 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 1 2 3 14 15 2 6 2 4 12 7 5 15 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 2 2 16 16 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 16 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 2 2 16 16 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 16 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 2 2 16 16 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 16 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 2 7 2 3 14 9 4 14 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 1 2 3 15 14 2 6 2 6 13 7 4 14 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 2 2 2 16 15 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 15 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 1 1 4 14 14 4 6 2 3 11 7 6 13 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 2 3 4 14 13 3 7 3 4 12 9 4 13 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 1 2 2 14 16 2 7 2 3 13 10 3 16 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 2 2 15 19 2 5 2 3 13 8 3 18 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 1 2 3 15 14 2 7 2 3 13 7 4 14 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 2 7 2 3 14 9 4 14 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 2 2 18 16 2 5 2 3 15 8 2 15 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 1 2 3 15 17 2 6 2 3 12 7 4 17 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 1 2 3 16 15 2 6 2 3 13 7 4 15 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 2 7 2 3 13 7 4 14 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 1 2 3 15 15 2 7 2 3 13 7 4 14 6 5 Topics: business, finance Disambiguation of 'finance: investment strategy': 1 1 67 22 3 6
  4. (poker) A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds. Categories (topical): Poker Categories (lifeform): Horse tack Translations (poker: raise made prior to receiving cards): sokkokorotus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-noun-bJYSerDo Disambiguation of Horse tack: 1 2 4 13 13 3 9 2 4 15 7 4 13 5 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 17 15 1 6 1 2 20 7 2 15 4 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 2 2 21 19 2 4 2 2 11 8 1 18 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 1 2 18 16 3 4 2 2 20 8 2 15 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 17 16 1 6 1 2 21 7 1 16 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 1 2 3 14 16 2 6 2 3 12 7 4 16 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 3 6 2 3 13 9 4 14 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 3 3 14 17 3 6 3 4 12 7 3 16 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 1 2 3 15 17 2 6 2 3 13 7 4 16 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 3 3 16 16 3 5 3 4 11 8 2 16 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 2 2 17 17 2 5 2 3 12 7 3 17 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 1 2 4 15 15 2 5 3 3 13 7 5 14 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 1 2 3 16 12 2 7 2 3 13 9 4 12 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 1 2 3 14 15 2 6 2 4 12 7 5 15 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 2 2 16 16 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 16 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 2 2 16 16 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 16 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 2 2 16 16 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 16 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 2 7 2 3 14 9 4 14 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 1 2 3 15 14 2 6 2 6 13 7 4 14 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 2 2 2 16 15 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 15 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 1 1 4 14 14 4 6 2 3 11 7 6 13 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 2 3 4 14 13 3 7 3 4 12 9 4 13 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 1 2 2 14 16 2 7 2 3 13 10 3 16 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 2 2 15 19 2 5 2 3 13 8 3 18 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 1 2 3 15 14 2 7 2 3 13 7 4 14 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 2 7 2 3 14 9 4 14 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 2 2 18 16 2 5 2 3 15 8 2 15 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 1 2 3 15 17 2 6 2 3 12 7 4 17 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 1 2 3 16 15 2 6 2 3 13 7 4 15 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 2 7 2 3 13 7 4 14 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 1 2 3 15 15 2 7 2 3 13 7 4 14 6 5 Topics: card-games, poker Disambiguation of 'poker: raise made prior to receiving cards': 1 3 16 75 1 4
  5. (mining) A vertical mine-timber supporting a set. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-noun-tq5RP2ic Topics: business, mining
  6. A part of a harness placed on the back of a beast of burden (such as a horse or donkey) to carry the weight of a load. Translations (part of a harness): srathair [feminine] (Irish), srathair [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-noun-nelNdogi Disambiguation of 'part of a harness': 2 3 3 2 2 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: double straddle, short straddle, side-straddle hop, straddle carrier

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈstɹæd.l̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-straddle.wav Forms: straddles [present, singular, third-person], straddling [participle, present], straddled [participle, past], straddled [past]
Rhymes: -ædəl Etymology: As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s. Head templates: {{en-verb}} straddle (third-person singular simple present straddles, present participle straddling, simple past and past participle straddled)
  1. (transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride. Tags: transitive Translations (to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something): اِمْتَطَى (imtaṭā) (Arabic), възсядам (vǎzsjadam) (Bulgarian), (kuà) (Chinese Mandarin), 跨骑 (Chinese Mandarin), 横跨 (héngkuà) (Chinese Mandarin), schrijlings zitten op (Dutch), istua hajareisin jonkin päällä (Finnish), ratsastaa (english: to sit) (Finnish), seisoa hajareisin jonkin päällä (english: to stand) (Finnish), enfourcher (French), se mettre à califourchon (French), grätschen (German), spreizen (German), breitbeinig stehen (German), mit gespreizten Beinen stehen (German), rittlings sitzen (German), पैर फैलाकर बैठना (pair phailākar baiṭhnā) (Hindi), दोनों ओर टाँगें करके बैठना (donõ or ṭāṅgẽ karke baiṭhnā) (Hindi), बताने के लिये अनिच्छुक होना (batāne ke liye anicchuk honā) (Hindi), terpeszt (Hungarian), szétvetett lábbal / lovaglóülésbenül (meg) (Hungarian), divaricare (Italian), sedersi a cavalcioni (Italian), 跨がる (matagaru) (alt: またがる) (Japanese), vārīcō (Latin), apžergti (Lithuanian), apsižergti (Lithuanian), sėdėti apžergus (Lithuanian), escambarlar (Occitan), encambar (Occitan), enforcar (Occitan), aforcar (Occitan), بینمك (binmek) (Ottoman Turkish), montar [masculine] (Portuguese), сидеть верхом (sidetʹ verxom) (Russian), opkoračiti (Serbo-Croatian), objahati (Serbo-Croatian), a horcajadas (Spanish), ahorcajarse (Spanish), grensla (Swedish), gränsla (Swedish), bacaklarını ayırmak (Turkish), розставити ноги (rozstavyty nohy) (Ukrainian), сидіти верхи (sydity verxy) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-verb-sjZdN2OD Disambiguation of 'to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something': 69 4 2 2 1 1 20 1
  2. (transitive) To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc. Tags: transitive Translations (to be on both sides of something): ulottua yli (Finnish), ylittää (Finnish), jatkua molemmin puolin (Finnish), überspannen (German), überbrücken (German), überdecken (German), abdecken (German), überspreizen (German), sich über beide Seiten erstrecken (German), összeköt (Hungarian), két oldalán fekszik / terül el (Hungarian), közrefog (Hungarian), asdjambler (Walloon), ascoxhî (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-verb-MmFRoNmL Disambiguation of 'to be on both sides of something': 5 81 4 2 1 2 3 1
  3. (transitive) To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal. Tags: transitive Categories (lifeform): Horse tack Translations (to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides): tasapainoilla [intransitive] (Finnish), pyöritellä (Finnish), käännellä (Finnish), pallotella (Finnish), vermitteln (German), ausweichen (German), zwischen zwei Seiten schwanken (German)
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-verb-0yjsKSxT Disambiguation of Horse tack: 1 2 4 13 13 3 9 2 4 15 7 4 13 5 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 17 15 1 6 1 2 20 7 2 15 4 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 2 2 21 19 2 4 2 2 11 8 1 18 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 1 2 18 16 3 4 2 2 20 8 2 15 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 17 16 1 6 1 2 21 7 1 16 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 1 2 3 14 16 2 6 2 3 12 7 4 16 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 3 6 2 3 13 9 4 14 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 3 3 14 17 3 6 3 4 12 7 3 16 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 1 2 3 15 17 2 6 2 3 13 7 4 16 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 3 3 16 16 3 5 3 4 11 8 2 16 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 2 2 17 17 2 5 2 3 12 7 3 17 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 1 2 4 15 15 2 5 3 3 13 7 5 14 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 1 2 3 16 12 2 7 2 3 13 9 4 12 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 1 2 3 14 15 2 6 2 4 12 7 5 15 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 2 2 16 16 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 16 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 2 2 16 16 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 16 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 2 2 16 16 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 16 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 2 7 2 3 14 9 4 14 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 1 2 3 15 14 2 6 2 6 13 7 4 14 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 2 2 2 16 15 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 15 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 1 1 4 14 14 4 6 2 3 11 7 6 13 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 2 3 4 14 13 3 7 3 4 12 9 4 13 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 1 2 2 14 16 2 7 2 3 13 10 3 16 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 2 2 15 19 2 5 2 3 13 8 3 18 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 1 2 3 15 14 2 7 2 3 13 7 4 14 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 2 7 2 3 14 9 4 14 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 2 2 18 16 2 5 2 3 15 8 2 15 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 1 2 3 15 17 2 6 2 3 12 7 4 17 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 1 2 3 16 15 2 6 2 3 13 7 4 15 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 2 7 2 3 13 7 4 14 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 1 2 3 15 15 2 7 2 3 13 7 4 14 6 5 Disambiguation of 'to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides': 1 3 78 4 1 7 1 3
  4. (transitive) To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly. Tags: transitive Translations (to form a disorderly sprawl): zich vrijblijvend opstellen (Dutch), levittäytyä (Finnish), sich verteilen (German), streuen (German), sich zerstreuen (German), sich ausbreiten (German), desparramar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-verb-FuYqdY5d Disambiguation of 'to form a disorderly sprawl': 2 2 4 81 4 3 3 1
  5. (military) To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range (the term "bracket" is often used instead). Categories (topical): Military Translations (to fire shots in front and behind of a target): хващам във вилица (hvaštam vǎv vilica) (Bulgarian), voor en achter een doel schieten (Dutch), haarukoida (Finnish), scavalcare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-verb-R6x0xu1Z Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'to fire shots in front and behind of a target': 2 4 2 2 78 7 3 1
  6. (poker) To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds). Categories (topical): Poker Categories (lifeform): Horse tack
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-verb-pd6RObsZ Disambiguation of Horse tack: 1 2 4 13 13 3 9 2 4 15 7 4 13 5 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 17 15 1 6 1 2 20 7 2 15 4 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 2 2 21 19 2 4 2 2 11 8 1 18 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 1 2 18 16 3 4 2 2 20 8 2 15 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 17 16 1 6 1 2 21 7 1 16 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 1 2 3 14 16 2 6 2 3 12 7 4 16 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 3 6 2 3 13 9 4 14 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 3 3 14 17 3 6 3 4 12 7 3 16 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 1 2 3 15 17 2 6 2 3 13 7 4 16 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 3 3 16 16 3 5 3 4 11 8 2 16 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 2 2 17 17 2 5 2 3 12 7 3 17 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 1 2 4 15 15 2 5 3 3 13 7 5 14 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 1 2 3 16 12 2 7 2 3 13 9 4 12 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 1 2 3 14 15 2 6 2 4 12 7 5 15 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 2 2 16 16 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 16 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 2 2 16 16 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 16 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 2 2 16 16 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 16 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 2 7 2 3 14 9 4 14 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 1 2 3 15 14 2 6 2 6 13 7 4 14 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 2 2 2 16 15 2 6 2 3 14 8 3 15 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 1 1 4 14 14 4 6 2 3 11 7 6 13 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 2 3 4 14 13 3 7 3 4 12 9 4 13 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 1 2 2 14 16 2 7 2 3 13 10 3 16 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 2 2 15 19 2 5 2 3 13 8 3 18 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 1 2 3 15 14 2 7 2 3 13 7 4 14 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 2 7 2 3 14 9 4 14 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 2 2 18 16 2 5 2 3 15 8 2 15 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 1 2 3 15 17 2 6 2 3 12 7 4 17 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 1 2 3 16 15 2 6 2 3 13 7 4 15 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 1 2 3 16 14 2 7 2 3 13 7 4 14 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 1 2 3 15 15 2 7 2 3 13 7 4 14 6 5 Topics: card-games, poker
  7. (intransitive) To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-verb-ECYcSJvI
  8. (economics) To execute a commodities market spread. Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en-straddle-en-verb-28vG~R0Z Topics: economics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: astride, bestride, straddler, straddling bus, stride

Inflected forms

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      "form": "straddled",
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          "english": "Fanny Hill",
          "ref": "1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "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",
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          "ref": "1853, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Minotaur:",
          "text": "As they approached the entrance of the port, the giant straddled clear across it, with a foot firmly planted on each headland,",
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        "(transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride."
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          "_dis1": "69 4 2 2 1 1 20 1",
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          "word": "اِمْتَطَى"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "word": "възсядам"
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          "roman": "kuà",
          "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
          "word": "跨"
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          "word": "跨骑"
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          "word": "横跨"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
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          "word": "schrijlings zitten op"
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          "_dis1": "69 4 2 2 1 1 20 1",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
          "word": "istua hajareisin jonkin päällä"
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          "_dis1": "69 4 2 2 1 1 20 1",
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          "word": "ratsastaa"
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          "word": "seisoa hajareisin jonkin päällä"
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          "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
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          "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
          "word": "बताने के लिये अनिच्छुक होना"
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          "code": "de",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
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            "Fundamental",
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      ],
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          "_dis1": "1 3 78 4 1 7 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
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          "tags": [
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        },
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          "_dis1": "1 3 78 4 1 7 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
          "word": "pyöritellä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 3 78 4 1 7 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
          "word": "käännellä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 3 78 4 1 7 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
          "word": "pallotella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 3 78 4 1 7 1 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
          "word": "vermitteln"
        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
          "word": "ausweichen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 3 78 4 1 7 1 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
          "word": "zwischen zwei Seiten schwanken"
        }
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          "text": "Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks",
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        }
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      ],
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        "transitive"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 4 81 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
          "word": "zich vrijblijvend opstellen"
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          "_dis1": "2 2 4 81 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "levittäytyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 4 81 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "sich verteilen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 4 81 4 3 3 1",
          "code": "de",
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        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
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          "code": "de",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 4 81 4 3 3 1",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "imtaṭā",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "اِمْتَطَى"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎzsjadam",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "възсядам"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kuà",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "跨"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "跨骑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "héngkuà",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "横跨"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "schrijlings zitten op"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "istua hajareisin jonkin päällä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "to sit",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "ratsastaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "to stand",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "seisoa hajareisin jonkin päällä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "enfourcher"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "se mettre à califourchon"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "grätschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "spreizen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "breitbeinig stehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "mit gespreizten Beinen stehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "rittlings sitzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pair phailākar baiṭhnā",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "पैर फैलाकर बैठना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "donõ or ṭāṅgẽ karke baiṭhnā",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "दोनों ओर टाँगें करके बैठना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "batāne ke liye anicchuk honā",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "बताने के लिये अनिच्छुक होना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "terpeszt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "szétvetett lábbal / lovaglóülésbenül (meg)"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "divaricare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "sedersi a cavalcioni"
    },
    {
      "alt": "またがる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "matagaru",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "跨がる"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "vārīcō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "apžergti"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "apsižergti"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "sėdėti apžergus"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "escambarlar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "encambar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "enforcar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "aforcar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "binmek",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "بینمك"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "montar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sidetʹ verxom",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "сидеть верхом"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "opkoračiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "objahati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "a horcajadas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "ahorcajarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "grensla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "gränsla"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "bacaklarını ayırmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozstavyty nohy",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "розставити ноги"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sydity verxy",
      "sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
      "word": "сидіти верхи"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "ulottua yli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "ylittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "jatkua molemmin puolin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "überspannen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "überbrücken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "überdecken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "abdecken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "überspreizen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "sich über beide Seiten erstrecken"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "összeköt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "két oldalán fekszik / terül el"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "közrefog"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "asdjambler"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to be on both sides of something",
      "word": "ascoxhî"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tasapainoilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
      "word": "pyöritellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
      "word": "käännellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
      "word": "pallotella"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
      "word": "vermitteln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
      "word": "ausweichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
      "word": "zwischen zwei Seiten schwanken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
      "word": "zich vrijblijvend opstellen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
      "word": "levittäytyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
      "word": "sich verteilen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
      "word": "streuen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
      "word": "sich zerstreuen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
      "word": "sich ausbreiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
      "word": "desparramar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "hvaštam vǎv vilica",
      "sense": "to fire shots in front and behind of a target",
      "word": "хващам във вилица"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to fire shots in front and behind of a target",
      "word": "voor en achter een doel schieten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to fire shots in front and behind of a target",
      "word": "haarukoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to fire shots in front and behind of a target",
      "word": "scavalcare"
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      "sense": "posture",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "posture",
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      "sense": "posture",
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      "sense": "posture",
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    "en:Horse tack"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "straddle (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Astride."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Astride",
          "astride"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɹæd.l̩/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ædəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "straddle"
}

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