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Straddle

/ˈstɹæd.əl/

A posture in which one straddles something.

📖 Definitions of "Straddle"

noun
  1. 1

    A posture in which one straddles something.

  2. 2

    An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on same security with positions that offset one another.

  3. 3

    A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.

  4. 4

    A vertical mine-timber supporting a set.

verb
  1. 1

    To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.

  2. 2

    To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.

    "Putin seems to be everywhere at once, straddling the ocean, filling the sky, just like Stalin."

  3. 3

    To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.

    "Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue."

  4. 4

    To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.

    "Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks"

adverb
  1. 1

    Astride.

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