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Definition of Straddle
1. Verb. Sit or stand astride of.
2. Noun. A noncommittal or equivocal position.
3. Verb. Range or extend over; occupy a certain area. "The plants straddle the entire state"
Generic synonyms: Be, Comprise, Constitute, Make Up, Represent
Specialized synonyms: Spread-eagle
Derivative terms: Range
4. Noun. A gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars.
5. Verb. Be noncommittal.
6. Noun. The act of sitting or standing astride.
Terms within: Call, Call Option, Put, Put Option
Generic synonyms: Motility, Motion, Move, Movement
7. Noun. The option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options.
Definition of Straddle
1. v. i. To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.
2. v. t. To place one leg on one side and the other on the other side of; to stand or sit astride of; as, to straddle a fence or a horse.
3. n. The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart.
Definition of Straddle
1. Verb. To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something. ¹
2. Verb. To form a disorderly sprawl. ¹
3. Verb. (military) To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range. ¹
4. Verb. (poker) To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds). ¹
5. Noun. a posture in which one straddles something ¹
6. Noun. (finance) an investment strategy involving trade in derivatives ¹
7. Noun. (poker) A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Straddle
1. to sit, stand, or walk with the legs wide apart [v -DLED, -DLING, -DLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Straddle
Literary usage of Straddle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gymnastic Teaching by William Skarstrom (1921)
"straddle vault. Buck. Half squat half straddle mount left and right, ...
straddle vault for height. Jump from left and right foot to standing position (on ..."
2. Gymnastic Teaching by William Skarstrom (1921)
"straddle vault. Buck. Half squat half straddle mount left ... straddle vault for
height. Jump from left and right foot to standing position (on both feet) ..."
3. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1899)
"... which I press upon him—I make a present of a Diamond Ring to Lord straddle—Impart
my Good Fortune to Strap and Banter, who disabuses me, ..."
4. American Machinists' Handbook and Dictionary of Shop Terms: A Reference Book by Fred Herbert Colvin, Frank Arthur Stanley (1908)
"SIDE OR straddle MILLS Angular Cutter for Milling Teeth in straddle Milling Cutters.
... straddle ..."
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