astride

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ stride.

Adverb

astride (not comparable)

1. With one’s legs on either side.

   The men ride their horses astride.

Translations

with one’s legs on either side

Bulgarian: с разкрачени крака (bg), яхнал (bg) Danish: overskrævs (da) Dutch: schrijlings (nl) Finnish: hajareisin (fi)

French: à califourchon (fr) German: rittlings (de) Icelandic: klofvega (is) Spanish: montado (es)

Preposition

astride

1. With one’s legs on either side of.

   The boy sat astride his father’s knee.

Synonyms

• agee, astraddle

Translations

with one’s legs on either side of

Anagrams

• aridest, asterid, disrate, staider, tardies, tirades, tradies