straddling
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English
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verb
- To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
- To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.“Putin seems to be everywhere at once, straddling the ocean, filling the sky, just like Stalin.”
- To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.“Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue.”
- To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.“Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks”
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