verb Download 🔗Share To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride. Examples : "The toddler straddled the rocking horse and giggled with delight. " position body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc. Examples : "Putin seems to be everywhere at once, straddling the ocean, filling the sky, just like Stalin." position place area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal. Examples : "Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue." attitude position politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly. Examples : "Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks" position area space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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). Examples : "The artillery gunner straddled the enemy tank with their first two shots; one landed short, the other went long, allowing them to quickly adjust for a direct hit. " military technical weapon war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds). Examples : "As the first player after the blinds, Maria straddled, raising the bet before the cards were even dealt. " game bet Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub. Examples : "The old wagon wheel needed repair because the spokes straddled unevenly where they met the hub, making it wobbly. " part technical machine structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To execute a commodities market spread. Examples : "The trader straddled the oil market by buying both near-term and far-term contracts, hoping to profit from the difference in price movement. " business finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading