STRADDLED
12
Scrabble
13
WWF
S(1) T(1) R(1) A(1) D(2) D(2) L(1) E(1) D(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
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”
- To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range (the term "bracket" is often used instead).
Source: Wiktionary
