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Straddle

/ˈstɹæd.əl/

A posture in which one straddles something.

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📖 Definitions of "Straddle"

noun

1
A posture in which one straddles something.
2
An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on same security with positions that offset one another.
3
A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
4
A vertical mine-timber supporting a set.

verb

1
To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
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
To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
"Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue."
4
To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.
"Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks"

adverb

1
Astride.

🔄 Synonyms of "Straddle"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
rangenoun	A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
spannoun	The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.

↔️ Antonyms of "Straddle"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
sidenoun	A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
go withverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To choose or accept (a suggestion).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Straddle"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
rangenoun	A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
spannoun	The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
leapnoun	(intransitive) To jump.
overlapnoun	To extend over and partly cover something.
overlappingnoun	The situation in which things overlap.
bestrideverb	(transitive) To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.
rideverb	(ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
surmountverb	(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
transcendverb	(transitive) To pass beyond the limits of something.
crossed	Marked by a line drawn crosswise, often denoting cancellation.
transitionnoun	The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
millingnoun	Such grinding, cutting, or shredding applied to grain to produce meal or flour.
leapfrognoun	(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.
crossnoun	A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
overlappedverb	To extend over and partly cover something.
spannedverb	(transitive) To extend through the distance between or across.
transcendedverb	(transitive) To pass beyond the limits of something.
stridenoun	(countable) A long step in walking.
stridelegverb	To straddle.
double straddlenoun	(poker) A blind bet pre-flop after a player as straddled which is twice the value of the player's straddle.