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• 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

• strad|dle-legged — «STRAD uhl LEHGD», adjective, adverb. –adj. having the legs set wide apart: »The monstrous straddle legged figure of that legitimate monarch, Henry VIII (William Hazlitt). –adv. with the legs astride: »The wives…who sit straddle legged on the… …   Useful english dictionary

• a|strad|dle — «uh STRAD uhl», preposition, adjective, adverb. = astride. (Cf. ↑astride) …   Useful english dictionary

• be|strad|dle — «bih STRAD uhl», transitive verb, dled, dling. to bestride; straddle …   Useful english dictionary

• strad — strad; strad·dler; strad·dling·ly; strad·i·ot; strad·dle; …   English syllables

• 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

• dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… …   English syllables

• straddle — strad·dle …   English syllables

• Straddle — Strad|dle auch: Stradd|le 〈[strɛ̣dl] m. 6; Hochsprung〉 seitlicher Sprung über die Latte mit einer Körperdrehung; Sy Wälzsprung [zu engl. straddle „(die Beine) spreizen“] * * * Strad|dle [ strɛdl̩ ], der; [s], s [engl. straddle = das Spreizen]… …   Universal-Lexikon