ASTRIDE

astride, astraddle

(adverb) with one leg on each side; “she sat astride the chair”

astride

(adverb) with the legs stretched far apart

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

astride (not comparable)

With one’s legs on either side.

Preposition

astride

With one’s legs on either side of.

Synonyms

• agee, astraddle

Anagrams

• Atreids, aridest, asterid, atrides, diaster, disrate, restiad, sideart, staider, staired, tardies, tirades, tradies

Source: Wiktionary


A*stride", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + stride.]

Definition: With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle. Placed astride upon the bars of the palisade. Sir W. Scott. Glasses with horn bows sat astride on his nose. Longfellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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