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as in perched
to be in or move into a seated or standing position with your legs on either side of (something)
She straddled the horse and waited for her riding partner to mount.
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as in spanned
to be on both sides of (something)
The town straddles the river. The movie straddles the line between comedy and drama.
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as in shook
to agree with or seem to agree with two opposite sides of (something)
The politician straddled the issue for weeks.
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