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Straddling

To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.

📖 Definitions of "Straddling"

verb

1
To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
2
To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.
"Putin seems to be everywhere at once, straddling the ocean, filling the sky, just like Stalin."
3
To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
"Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue."
4
To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.
"Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
rangeverb	(intransitive) To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.
spanverb	(transitive) To extend through the distance between or across.
atop	(literary or archaic) On, to, or at the top.
boundarynoun	The dividing line or location between two areas.
conferenceverb	(ambitransitive, education) To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.
crossverb	To make or form a cross.
cross-verb	—
cross-border	Across a border.
cross-cutting	an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time, and often in the same place.
crossingnoun	An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
encompassing	broad in scope or content
inter-verb	—
leapingnoun	a light springing movement upwards or forwards
multi-verb	—
multi-disciplinaryverb	—
overlappingnoun	The situation in which things overlap.
ridingnoun	The act of one who rides; a mounted excursion.
spanningnoun	The process by which something is spanned.
steppingnoun	The act of taking a step.
stridingnoun	The act of one who strides; a long step.