Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the legs wide apart; with the legs astride of an object.
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Examples
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Flight of Superman Jerry West may be the model for the NBA's logo, but it's Michael Jordan's straddle-legged silhouette for Nike that most young players strive to emulate.
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I was standing somewhat straddle-legged at the time I hadn't heard of the horse stance yet, so the broken-off head fell between my feet.
house: the remodelling, part 3 Holly 2007
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He has to balance straddle-legged across the 2x4 joists.
house: the remodelling, part 3 Holly 2007
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Chevalier Mondyon, who retained no semblance of the soldier about his person, except the red scarf round his waist, was seated straddle-legged atop of one of the huge white lions which guarded the entrance.
La Vend�e 2004
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And so the priests blessed the cannon, and the people baptized it, and called it Marie – Jeanne, and the women brought out their little children, and sat them straddle-legged across it, whole rows of them at the same time, till the cannon looked like a huge bunch of grapes on which the fruit clustered thickly.
La Vend�e 2004
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I was terribly stiff the next morning, from standing, crouching, bending, extending, rolling on the floor, holding Shara up, and sitting straddle-legged on a chair with my arms and legs wrapped around it.
Archive 2004-10-01 Holly 2004
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I was terribly stiff the next morning, from standing, crouching, bending, extending, rolling on the floor, holding Shara up, and sitting straddle-legged on a chair with my arms and legs wrapped around it.
doing too much (400) speed Holly 2004
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It was as if a black titan stood straddle-legged in the bright pits of hell, his lifted hands full of stars.
The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Howard, Robert E. 2003
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It stood straddle-legged at the end of the chestnut tunnel and when it saw him it brought to bear on him a long gun.
Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 2003
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It was as if a black titan stood straddle-legged in the bright pits of hell, his lifted hands full of stars.
The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian Howard, Robert E. 2003
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