Astride
preposition
Sitting or standing with one leg on each side of something.
He sat astride his bicycle waiting for me.
Often appears as...
- sit astride
- stand astride
adverb
With one leg on each side of something.
She jumped astride the horse and rode off.
Often appears as...
- jump astride
- climb astride
preposition
Spanning or extending across; from one side to the other.
The bridge sits astride the river.
Often appears as...
- sit astride
- town astride
preposition
Sitting or standing with one leg on each side of something.
He sat astride his bicycle waiting for me.
Often appears as...
- sit astride
- stand astride
adverb
With one leg on each side of something.
She jumped astride the horse and rode off.
Often appears as...
- jump astride
- climb astride
preposition
Spanning or extending across; from one side to the other.
The bridge sits astride the river.
Often appears as...
- sit astride
- town astride
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Position
Used to describe a way of sitting or standing, emphasizing posture and balance.
She was photographed sitting astride the chair, deep in thought.
Pro Tip 2/3Control Implication
Implies control or dominance over something by physically being atop it.
The jockey sat astride the racehorse, ready for the signal.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Can be used figuratively to represent having responsibilities or roles in two different areas.
He sat astride the worlds of science and literature with equal ease.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Position
Used to describe a way of sitting or standing, emphasizing posture and balance.
She was photographed sitting astride the chair, deep in thought.
Pro Tip 2/3Control Implication
Implies control or dominance over something by physically being atop it.
The jockey sat astride the racehorse, ready for the signal.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Can be used figuratively to represent having responsibilities or roles in two different areas.
He sat astride the worlds of science and literature with equal ease.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Position
Used to describe a way of sitting or standing, emphasizing posture and balance.
She was photographed sitting astride the chair, deep in thought.
Pro Tip 2/3Control Implication
Implies control or dominance over something by physically being atop it.
The jockey sat astride the racehorse, ready for the signal.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Can be used figuratively to represent having responsibilities or roles in two different areas.
He sat astride the worlds of science and literature with equal ease.
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Video examples
"New Colossus" by Emma...
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
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How the military fights...
only 600 miles from the Pole, and this is arguably the most strategic island you've never heard of. It's a place called Svalbard. It sits astride the sea lanes
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Ants VS Parent Bug PIPE...
mother hell like she sits astride her eggs on the leaves of a birch tree not budging while the young hatch beneath her the little bugs cluster together
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"New Colossus" by Emma...
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Video examples
How the military fights...
only 600 miles from the Pole, and this is arguably the most strategic island you've never heard of. It's a place called Svalbard. It sits astride the sea lanes
Video examples
Ants VS Parent Bug PIPE...
mother hell like she sits astride her eggs on the leaves of a birch tree not budging while the young hatch beneath her the little bugs cluster together
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Alan Huffman
American Author
When President Teddy Roosevelt posed for the cameras astride a massive steam shovel during construction of the Panama Canal in 1906, it was more than a simple photo op. Though the scene was clearly staged, it symbolized a crucial moment in American history.
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Eric Liu
American Writer
Six decades ago, as Mao's Communists seized power, the question in Washington was, 'Who lost China?' Now, as his capitalist descendants stand astride the world stage and Washington worries about decline, it seems to be, 'Who lost America?
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Fareed Zakaria
American Journalist
Iran is a country of 80 million people, educated and dynamic. It sits astride a crucial part of the world. It cannot be sanctioned and pressed down forever. It is the last great civilization to sit outside the global order.
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Brian Lumley
English Writer
But there's a little guy who sits astride my brain with a whip, and if I'm away from the machine for more than a couple of hours during the day, this little guy's lashing away.
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Bettany Hughes
Children hop around Phylakopi on sea-polished pebbles the size of bean bags and bask themselves, alongside the lizards, astride the sturdily built walls of Iron Age homes.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian Philosopher
I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horse's good nature that I am not thrown off at this very moment.
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Bradley Chicho
English Poet
Companions are we, enlivened by a mighty gallop quickly sliding a harsh straw basket of sea foam gathered astride the tide.
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Samuel Beckett
Irish Playwright
They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.
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Lemuel K. Washburn
American Writer
Honesty is never seen sitting astride the fence.
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Alan Huffman
American Author
When President Teddy Roosevelt posed for the cameras astride a massive steam shovel during construction of the Panama Canal in 1906, it was more than a simple photo op. Though the scene was clearly staged, it symbolized a crucial moment in American history.
Quote examples
Eric Liu
American Writer
Six decades ago, as Mao's Communists seized power, the question in Washington was, 'Who lost China?' Now, as his capitalist descendants stand astride the world stage and Washington worries about decline, it seems to be, 'Who lost America?
Quote examples
Fareed Zakaria
American Journalist
Iran is a country of 80 million people, educated and dynamic. It sits astride a crucial part of the world. It cannot be sanctioned and pressed down forever. It is the last great civilization to sit outside the global order.
Quote examples
Brian Lumley
English Writer
But there's a little guy who sits astride my brain with a whip, and if I'm away from the machine for more than a couple of hours during the day, this little guy's lashing away.
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Bettany Hughes
Children hop around Phylakopi on sea-polished pebbles the size of bean bags and bask themselves, alongside the lizards, astride the sturdily built walls of Iron Age homes.
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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian Philosopher
I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horse's good nature that I am not thrown off at this very moment.
Quote examples
Bradley Chicho
English Poet
Companions are we, enlivened by a mighty gallop quickly sliding a harsh straw basket of sea foam gathered astride the tide.
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Samuel Beckett
Irish Playwright
They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.
Quote examples
Lemuel K. Washburn
American Writer
Honesty is never seen sitting astride the fence.
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