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Straddle

//ˈstɹæd.l̩// adv, noun, verb

Adverb

Noun

1
A posture in which one straddles something.
2
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 wordnet
3
A pair or salvo of successive artillery shots falling both in front of and behind a target.
"The first salvo fell short; the next was long; the third was a straddle."
4
the act of sitting or standing astride wordnet
5
An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on the same security at the same strike price, giving a non-directional position sensitive to volatility.

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6
a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars wordnet
7
A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
8
a noncommittal or equivocal position wordnet
9
A vertical mine-timber supporting a set.
10
A part of a harness placed on the back of a beast of burden (such as a horse or donkey) to carry the weight of a load.

Verb

1
To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride. transitive
"But guess my surprise, when I saw the lazy young rogue lie down on his back, and gently pull down Polly upon him, who giving way to his humour, straddled, and with her hands conducted her blind favourite to the right place"
2
range or extend over; occupy a certain area wordnet
3
To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc. transitive
"The mountain-ringed Yukon Flats basin straddles the Arctic Circle and is bisected by the Yukon River."
4
be noncommittal wordnet
5
To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal. transitive
"Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue."

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sit or stand astride of wordnet
7
To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly. transitive
"This weed straddles the entire garden."
8
To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range (the term "bracket" is often used instead).
9
To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
10
To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub. intransitive
11
To execute a commodities market spread.

Etymology 1

As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s.

Etymology 2

As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s.

Etymology 3

As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s.

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