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strad·dle (str

v. strad·dled, strad·dling, strad·dles

v.tr.

a. To stand or sit with a leg on each side of; bestride: straddle a horse.

b. To be on both sides of; extend over or across: a car straddling the centerline.

2. To appear to favor both sides of (an issue).

3. To fire shots behind and in front of (a target) in order to determine the range.

v.intr.

1. To walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart, especially to sit astride.

2. To spread out in a disorderly way; sprawl.

3. To appear to favor both sides of an issue.

4. To place a bet in poker before the cards are dealt that is twice the amount of the big blind when one is immediately to the left of the big blind.

1. The act or posture of sitting astride.

2. An equivocal or a noncommittal position.

3. The option to buy or sell a specific asset, such as a block of stock, at a predetermined price before a certain date.

4. A bet in poker made by the player immediately to the left of the big blind for twice the amount of the big blind before the cards are dealt.

Idiom:

straddle the fence Informal

To be undecided or uncommitted.

[Akin to stride.]

straddler n.

straddle [ˈstræd^əl]

1. (tr) to have one leg, part, or support on each side of

2. (tr) US and Canadian informal to be in favour of both sides of (something)

3. (intr) to stand, walk, or sit with the legs apart

4. (tr) to spread (the legs) apart

5. (Military) Military to fire a number of shots slightly beyond and slightly short of (a target) to determine the correct range

6. (Group Games / Card Games) (intr) (in poker, of the second player after the dealer) to double the ante before looking at one's cards

1. the act or position of straddling

2. a noncommittal attitude or stand

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) Business a contract or option permitting its purchaser to either sell or buy securities or commodities within a specified period of time at specified prices. It is a combination of a put and a call option Compare spread [24c]

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) Athletics a high-jumping technique in which the body is parallel with the bar and the legs straddle it at the highest point of the jump

5. (Group Games / Card Games) (in poker) the stake put up after the ante in poker by the second player after the dealer

6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) Irish a wooden frame placed on a horse's back to which panniers are attached

[frequentative formed from obsolete strad- (Old English strode), past stem of stride]

straddler n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	straddle - a noncommittal or equivocal position perspective, view, position - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"
	2.	straddle - a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars gymnastic exercise - (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)
	3.	straddle - the act of sitting or standing astride span call option, call - the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date put, put option - the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
	4.	straddle - 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 option - the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
Verb	1.	straddle - sit or stand astride of be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
	2.	straddle - range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state" range constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" spread-eagle - stretch over; "His residences spread-eagle the entire county"
	3.	straddle - be noncommittal

straddle

verb

1. sit astride, bestride, mount, sit with legs either side of He looked at her with a grin and sat down, straddling the chair.

2. span, cross, bridge, vault, traverse, range over, extend across, arch across A small wooden bridge straddled the dike.

3. cover, bridge, span, range over He straddles two cultures, having been brought up in Britain and later converted to Islam.

Translations

straddle [ˈstrædl] VT [+ horse] → montar a horcajadas, ponerse a horcajadas sobre; [+ target] → horquillar; [town] [+ river etc] → hacer puente sobre

straddle [ˈstræd^əl] vt

(= be astride) [+ horse, bike, chair, person] → enfourcher

(= be across) [+ road, river, border] → enjamber

straddle

vt (standing) → breitbeinig or mit gespreizten Beinen stehen über (+dat); (sitting) → rittlings sitzen auf (+dat); (jumping) → grätschen über (+acc); (fig) differences → überbrücken; two continents, border → überspannen; periods → gehen über; he straddled the fence/horse etc → er saß rittlings auf dem Zaun/Pferd etc; to straddle the border/river → sich über beide Seiten der Grenze/beide Ufer des Flusses erstrecken; to straddle an issue (US inf) → in einer Frage zwischen zwei Lagern schwanken

n (Sport) → Grätsche f; (in high jump) → Schersprung m

straddle [ˈstrædl] vt (subj, person, stream) → stare a gambe divaricate su; (chair) → stare a cavalcioni di; (horse) → stare in groppa a; (subj, bridge, stream) → essere sospeso/a sopra; (subj, town, border) → essere a cavallo di

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