astride English

Meaning astride meaning

What does astride mean?

astride

— adverb with one leg on each side she sat astride the chair

— adverb with the legs stretched far apart

Synonyms astride synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as astride?

astride English » English

astraddle

straddling

straddle

sit astride

on horseback

bestride

Topics astride topics

What do people use astride to talk about?

Physical actions Posture

Sit

• What words describe how a person is sitting?
  sit with your legs crossed sit cross-legged sit back settle back sit up sit up straight sit forward be on the edge of your seat sit astride straddle sit still sit around curl up perch