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Straddles

A posture in which one straddles something.

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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"

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rangeverbA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
spanverb(transitive) To extend through the distance between or across.
affectsverb(transitive) To influence or alter.
coversnounThe bedclothes; collectively, the sheets, blankets, etc.
crossesverbA geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
encompassesverb(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
extendsverb(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
overlapsverbTo extend over and partly cover something.
overliesverb(transitive) To lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.
recoversverb(transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
ridesa British television series produced by the BBC between 1992 and 1993.
touchverbPrimarily physical senses.
touchesverbPrimarily physical senses.
transcendsverb(transitive) To pass beyond the limits of something.
astraddleIn a straddling position; astride.
stradlingnounA surname.
astrideWith one’s legs on either side.
crisscrossesnoun(countable) A pattern of crossed lines.
sidesaddlenounA saddle, usually for a woman, in which the rider sits with both legs on the same side of the horse.
transversingverbTo lie or run across; to cross.

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