grätschen — meaning in English

English meaning

• sprawl verb To sit or lie with the arms and legs spread out carelessly.
• straddle verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.

Senses

grätschen is used for these senses in English:

• straddle (transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.

sprawl — full definition

1. verb To sit or lie with the arms and legs spread out carelessly.
2. noun Unplanned, spread-out growth of buildings, especially on the outskirts of a city.

straddle — full definition

1. verb To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something.
2. verb To span or extend across both sides of something, or to hold a position between two options without committing fully to either.
3. noun An options-trading strategy that bets on a security moving sharply in either direction.

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