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"etymology_text": "As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "straddles",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "straddling",
"tags": [
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"present"
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{
"form": "straddled",
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"past"
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "astride"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "bestride"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "straddler"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "straddling bus"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "stride"
}
],
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"categories": [],
"examples": [
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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,",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride."
],
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"sit",
"sit"
],
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"stand",
"stand"
],
[
"leg",
"leg"
],
[
"astride",
"astride"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "imtaṭā",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "اِمْتَطَى"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vǎzsjadam",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "възсядам"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kuà",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "跨"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "跨骑"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "héngkuà",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "横跨"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "schrijlings zitten op"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "istua hajareisin jonkin päällä"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "fi",
"english": "to sit",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "ratsastaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"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"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "enfourcher"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "se mettre à califourchon"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "grätschen"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "spreizen"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "breitbeinig stehen"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "mit gespreizten Beinen stehen"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "rittlings sitzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"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"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"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"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"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"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "terpeszt"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "szétvetett lábbal / lovaglóülésbenül (meg)"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "divaricare"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "sedersi a cavalcioni"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"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"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "vārīcō"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "apžergti"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "apsižergti"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "sėdėti apžergus"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "escambarlar"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "encambar"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "enforcar"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "aforcar"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "binmek",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "بینمك"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "montar"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sidetʹ verxom",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "сидеть верхом"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "opkoračiti"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "objahati"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "a horcajadas"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "ahorcajarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "grensla"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "gränsla"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "bacaklarını ayırmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozstavyty nohy",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "розставити ноги"
},
{
"_dis1": "70 3 2 2 1 1 20 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sydity verxy",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "сидіти верхи"
}
]
},
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"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1978, Jimmy Carter, Proclamation 4627",
"text": "The mountain-ringed Yukon Flats basin straddles the Arctic Circle and is bisected by the Yukon River.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc."
],
"id": "en-straddle-en-verb-MmFRoNmL",
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "5 83 6 1 1 1 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "ympäröidä"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 83 6 1 1 1 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "piirittää"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 83 6 1 1 1 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "überspannen"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 83 6 1 1 1 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "überbrücken"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 83 6 1 1 1 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "überdecken"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 83 6 1 1 1 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "abdecken"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 83 6 1 1 1 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "überspreizen"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 83 6 1 1 1 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "sich über beide Seiten erstrecken"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 83 6 1 1 1 2 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "összeköt"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 83 6 1 1 1 2 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "két oldalán fekszik / terül el"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 83 6 1 1 1 2 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "közrefog"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 83 6 1 1 1 2 1",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "asdjambler"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 83 6 1 1 1 2 1",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "ascoxhî"
}
]
},
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"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal."
],
"id": "en-straddle-en-verb-0yjsKSxT",
"links": [
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"noncommittal",
"noncommittal"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 3 87 2 2 1 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
"word": "pyöritellä"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 87 2 2 1 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
"word": "käännellä"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 87 2 2 1 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
"word": "pallotella"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 87 2 2 1 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
"word": "vermitteln"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 87 2 2 1 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
"word": "ausweichen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 87 2 2 1 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to consider or favor two apparently opposite sides",
"word": "zwischen zwei Seiten schwanken"
}
]
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"examples": [
{
"text": "This weed straddles the entire garden.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly."
],
"id": "en-straddle-en-verb-FuYqdY5d",
"links": [
[
"sprawl",
"sprawl"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 82 4 3 4 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
"word": "zich vrijblijvend opstellen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 82 4 3 4 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
"word": "levittäytyä"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 82 4 3 4 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
"word": "sich verteilen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 82 4 3 4 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
"word": "streuen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 82 4 3 4 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
"word": "sich zerstreuen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 82 4 3 4 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
"word": "sich ausbreiten"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 82 4 3 4 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to form a disorderly sprawl",
"word": "desparramar"
}
]
},
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"kind": "topical",
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"name": "Military",
"orig": "en:Military",
"parents": [
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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{
"_dis": "2 2 6 7 7 7 11 3 3 4 8 16 8 10 7",
"kind": "lifeform",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Horse tack",
"orig": "en:Horse tack",
"parents": [
"Animal riding",
"Horses",
"Tools",
"Transport",
"Equids",
"Livestock",
"Technology",
"All topics",
"Odd-toed ungulates",
"Agriculture",
"Animals",
"Fundamental",
"Mammals",
"Applied sciences",
"Lifeforms",
"Vertebrates",
"Sciences",
"Life",
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],
"glosses": [
"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)."
],
"id": "en-straddle-en-verb-R6x0xu1Z",
"links": [
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"military",
"military"
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[
"fire",
"fire"
],
[
"artillery",
"artillery"
],
[
"shot",
"shot"
],
[
"target",
"target"
],
[
"range",
"range"
],
[
"bracket",
"bracket"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(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)."
],
"topics": [
"government",
"military",
"politics",
"war"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 3 2 2 77 7 4 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "hvaštam vǎv vilica",
"sense": "to fire shots in front and behind of a target",
"word": "хващам във вилица"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 2 2 77 7 4 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to fire shots in front and behind of a target",
"word": "voor en achter een doel schieten"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 2 2 77 7 4 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fire shots in front and behind of a target",
"word": "haarukoida"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 2 2 77 7 4 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to fire shots in front and behind of a target",
"word": "scavalcare"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Poker",
"orig": "en:Poker",
"parents": [
"Card games",
"Gambling",
"Games",
"Recreation",
"Human activity",
"Human behaviour",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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],
"glosses": [
"To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds)."
],
"id": "en-straddle-en-verb-pd6RObsZ",
"links": [
[
"poker",
"poker"
],
[
"raise",
"raise"
],
[
"blinds",
"blinds"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(poker) To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds)."
],
"topics": [
"card-games",
"poker"
]
},
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],
"glosses": [
"To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub."
],
"id": "en-straddle-en-verb-ECYcSJvI",
"links": [
[
"staggered",
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"word": "बताने के लिये अनिच्छुक होना"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
"word": "terpeszt"
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"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"
},
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"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",
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"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"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something",
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"code": "ru",
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"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"
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"code": "uk",
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"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": "ympäröidä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be on both sides of something",
"word": "piirittää"
},
{
"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",
"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"
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{
"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"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to fire shots in front and behind of a target",
"word": "scavalcare"
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