straddle

IPA: strˈædʌɫ

noun

  • A posture in which one straddles something.
  • (military) A pair or salvo of successive artillery shots falling both in front of and behind a target.
  • (finance) 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.
  • (poker) A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
  • (mining) A vertical mine-timber supporting a set.
  • 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

  • (transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
  • (transitive) To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.
  • (transitive) To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
  • (transitive) To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.
  • (military) 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).
  • (poker) To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
  • (intransitive) To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
  • (economy) To execute a commodities market spread.

adverb

  • Astride.
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Examples of "straddle" in Sentences

  • He straddles in public.
  • The baby straddles on the sofa.
  • Is this straddle for you as well
  • The district straddles the River Dodder.
  • The rest used the straddle or the western roll.
  • Are the userboxes supposed to straddle the border
  • It is a straddle for me and is very uncomfortable.
  • Some people are annoyed at whom straddles in public.
  • His expressive canvases straddle the styles of Mannerism and Baroque.
  • The animal's four legs straddle the two rails and the body rests on the rails.

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