About The Word Astride
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Astride
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What's The Definition Of Astride?
[adv] with one leg on each side; "she sat astride the chair"
[adv] with the legs stretched far apart Synonyms | Synonyms for Astride: astraddle Related Terms | Find terms related to Astride: See Also | Astride In Webster's Dictionary \A*stride"\, adv. [Pref. a- + stride.]
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.
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