sprad|dle

sprad|dle
sprad|dle «SPRAD uhl», verb, -dled, -dling.
–v.i.
= sprawl. (Cf.sprawl)
–v.t.
1. to spread or stretch (one's legs) wide apart: »

He stood with legs spraddled over a large grass basket (Jack London).

2. to stretch over or across; straddle: »

Overnight, refineries spraddled the shore of the Persian Gulf (Time).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sprad|dle-foot|ed — «SPRAD uhl FUT ihd», adjective. with feet spread wide apart …   Useful english dictionary

  • sprad|dle-leg|ged — «SPRAD uhl LEHG ihd, LEHGD», adjective. with legs spread wide apart: »He runs spraddle legged, his trainer says, throwing his legs every which way (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

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