EnglishMain Dictionary
straddle
Universal Words
verb [VN]
1 to sit or stand with one of your legs on either side of sb/sth:
He swung his leg over the motorcycle, straddling it easily.
2 to cross, or exist on both sides of, a river, a road or an area of land:
The mountains straddle the French-Swiss border.
3 to exist within, or include, different periods of time, activities or groups of people:
a writer who straddles two cultures
