wide stance
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2.8
- noun
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posición amplia
- It's the short hair that sets them off, or maybe it's because I stand tall, have a wide stance, broad shoulders, and thick forearms.
- Take a wide stance
- feet in a wide stance
Examples
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During the yoga class, the instructor advised everyone to take a wide stance for better stability.
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You ain't light on your feet, standing in a wide stance like that.
Fiction book (1996) -
If you want to shoot something, you put it into your shoulder, wide stance, aim, fire.
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OK, Have a wide stance with your legs and just try to work a vertical and not pull so hard with your arms.
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Pushing through your right heel, stand back up and stay in a wide stance.
Blog text (20) -
I bet the wide stance decreases the chances of them fainting.
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The hoist travels on a free-standing, floor-supported structure which requires minimal overhead space and has a wide stance for maximum stability.
Academic text (1998) -
I suppose it's because I have small breasts, big fists, walk with hands in pockets, stand tall with a wide stance, broad shoulders, and thick forearms, I'm taken for a man.
Fiction book (1995) -
She leaned forward, gripping the huge purse on her lap when Rudolph recovered and retreated from the killing to the neutral zone, and then, in a wide stance, rethought strategy.
Fiction book (1997) -
To improve your balance while skiing, maintain a wide stance with your feet far apart.
Synonyms
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3.3
A way of standing that helps you keep balance or defend yourself
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Morphology
The phrase is directly built from 'wide' (broad, far apart) modifying 'stance' (a way of standing), so its meaning — standing with the feet placed far apart for stability — is immediately derivable from the constituents. This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows normal adjective + noun semantics, making it transparent to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Wide stance comes from the image of standing with your feet far apart, with wide meaning 'far' and stance meaning 'position'. That wide base makes you more steady, so the phrase means a position that gives 'balance' and 'stability'.