English to English
straddle
('str/&/d/-/l
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noun (n)
- a noncommittal or equivocal position(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- 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(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- sit or stand astride of(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- range or extend over; occupy a certain area(verb.stative)Example:
The plants straddle the entire state.
source: wordnet30 - be noncommittal(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.(verb)source: webster1913
- To place one leg on one side and the other on the other side of; to stand or sit astride of; as, to straddle a fence or a horse.(verb)source: webster1913