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straddle
[ strad-l ]
/ ˈstræd l /
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verb (used without object), strad·dled, strad·dling.
verb (used with object), strad·dled, strad·dling.
noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM straddle
straddler, nounstrad·dling·ly, adverbun·strad·dled, adjectiveWords nearby straddle
Strabane, strabismus, Strabo, strabotomy, Strachey, straddle, straddle the fence, straddle truck, Stradella, Stradivari, Stradivarius
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British Dictionary definitions for straddle
straddle
/ (ˈstrædəl) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of straddle
straddler, nounWord Origin for straddle
C16: frequentative formed from obsolete strad- (Old English strode), past stem of stride
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