OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 35466

straddle

/ˈstɹæd.l̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ahorcajarse
To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
As they approached the entrance of the port, the giant straddled clear across it, with a foot firmly planted on each headland,
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 conduc…
desparramar
To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
This weed straddles the entire garden.
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