STRADDLE

[verb] [T] - to sit or stand with your legs on either side of (something)He watched as she straddled her 10-year-old moped.In the past, ladies used to ride with both their legs on one side rather than straddle the horse.(figurative) The National Park straddles (= is on each side of) the Tennessee - North Carolina border.(figurative) It's described as a new kind of dance music which straddles (= combines) both jazz and soul styles.(esp. US disapproving) If someone straddles an issue, they do not state clearly what their opinion is in an argument.It's not the first time this year that the president has been accused of straddling an issue.