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# straddle

verb (straddles, straddled, straddling)

«straddle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To straddle is to stand or sit with one leg on each side of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straddle/#m1)
2. To straddle is to stretch across both sides of something, like a bridge across a river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straddle/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a giant or hero stands with legs wide over a river, hill or fence; the bridge straddles the river

### Examples

- She straddled the bench to climb over it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straddle/#x1)
- The bridge straddles the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straddle/#x2)
- He straddled the log and rode it across the stream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straddle/#x3)
- The giant straddled the valley. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straddle/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «straddle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/straddle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«straddle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/straddle.html) on Mova free.