straddled
Sat across something
Straddled is the past tense of straddle, meaning to sit or stand with legs on either side of something: She straddled the motorcycle.
It extends to anything that spans or bridges two things: The town straddled the border between two states.
To straddle a position is to avoid committing to either side: He straddled the issue, refusing to take a clear stance.
Edge of acceptability
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- divideSeparate into parts
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- thresholdPoint of beginning
fence · gap · rift · demarcation · partition · chasm · gulf · intersection
Atop a steed
- mountClimb up or steed
- ridingControlling while mounted
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- seatedIn a chair
perched · bareback · stirrups · reins · equestrian · pommel · girth · canter
Refusing to take sides
- noncommittalNot expressing clear opinion
- tornPulled into pieces
- undecidedNot having chosen
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
hedging · equivocating · uncommitted · neutral · middle-ground · both-sides · indecisive · hesitant
Found the position of
- situatedHaving a position
- placedPut somewhere specific
- stationedAssigned to a location
- standingPosition, physical or social
flanking · bracketing · surrounding · enclosing · dominating · overlooking · commanding · occupying
borderline
Edge of acceptability
threshold · fence · gap · rift · demarcation · partition · chasm · gulf · intersection · junction
horseback
Atop a steed
seated · perched · bareback · stirrups · reins · equestrian · pommel · girth · canter · gallop
fence-sitting
Refusing to take sides
- noncommittalNot expressing clear opinion
- tornPulled into pieces
- undecidedNot having chosen
wavering · hedging · equivocating · uncommitted · neutral · middle-ground · both-sides · indecisive · hesitant · conflicted
located
Found the position of
standing · flanking · bracketing · surrounding · enclosing · dominating · overlooking · commanding · occupying · covering
straddleddismounted
Got off a mount
stepped off · avoided · vacated · skirted · circled
straddledtook a stand
fully committed · chose · decided · sided with · went all in
- straddle jumpLeap with legs split sideways