adv
Meaning 1
In a straddling position; astride.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
astraddle
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/əˈstɹædəl/
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rhymes with -ædəl
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 S T R AE1 D AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
prep
Meaning 2
In a straddling position on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
with one leg on each side
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she sat astride the chair
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: astride
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English straddle English astraddle From a- + straddle.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مُنْفَرِج اَلسَّاقَيْن (munfarij as-sāqayn) — astride
- Spanish: a horcajadas — astride
- Tagalog: piyangka — astride