The meaning of Straddling

Straddling – definition

verb
Sit or stand with one leg on either side of.
Usage examples:
He turned the chair round and straddled it
Synonims:
Sit/stand astride Bestride Bestraddle Mount Get on

noun
An act of sitting or standing with one's legs wide apart.
Usage examples:
A sideways-on stance such as a straddle

noun
A simultaneous purchase of options to buy and to sell a security or commodity at a fixed price, allowing the purchaser to make a profit whether the price of the security or commodity goes up or down.
Usage examples:
When they think that the saturation point has been reached, they reverse their position: they repla…

Straddling translation into English

Straddling: translate from English into Chinese

跨越

Straddling: translate from English into Dutch

Op het breukvlak

Straddling: translate from English into French

À cheval

Straddling: translate from English into German

Spreizend

Straddling: translate from English into Hindi

स्ट्रैडलिंग

Straddling: translate from English into Italian

A cavallo

Straddling: translate from English into Korean

걸레받이

Straddling: translate from English into Russian

Трансграничный

Straddling: translate from English into Spanish

A horcajadas

Word origin

mid 16th century: alteration of dialect striddle, back-formation from dialect striddling ‘astride’, from stride + the adverbial suffix -ling .

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Straddling – similar words

straddled

verb
Sit or stand with one leg on either side of.
Usage examples:
He turned the chair round and straddled it

noun
An act of sitting or standing with one's legs wide apart.
Usage examples:
A sideways-on stance such as a straddle

noun
A simultaneous purchase of options to buy and to sell a security or commodity at a fixed price, allowing the purchaser to make a profit whether the price of the security or commodity goes up or down.
Usage examples:
When they think that the saturation point has been reached, they reverse their position: they repla…

All meanings and translations of Straddled

straddle

verb
Sit or stand with one leg on either side of.
Usage examples:
He turned the chair round and straddled it

noun
An act of sitting or standing with one's legs wide apart.
Usage examples:
A sideways-on stance such as a straddle

All meanings and translations of Straddle

Straddling synonims

bestride

verb
Stand astride over; straddle.
Usage examples:
He bestrode me, defending my prone body

verb
To sit or stand with a leg on either side of an object or animal
Usage examples:
He bestrode the chair as though it were a horse.

All meanings and translations of Bestride

get on

phrasal verb
Get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

phrasal verb
To have a good relationship or deal successfully with a situation
Usage examples:
Alexis and her roommate are getting along better., she doesn’t get on well with her father.

All meanings and translations of Get on

mount

verb
Climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface).
Usage examples:
He mounted the steps

noun
A backing or setting on which a photograph, gem, or work of art is set for display.
Usage examples:
A decorated photograph mount

noun
A mountain or hill (archaic except in place names).
Usage examples:
Mount etna

All meanings and translations of Mount

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