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Definition straddle

Etymology

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

Verb

straddle (third-person singular simple present straddles, present participle straddling, simple past and past participle straddled)

  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.
  3. To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
  4. To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.
  5. (military) To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range.
  6. (poker) To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
  7. (intransitive) To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
  8. (economy) To execute a commodities market spread.

Noun

straddle (plural straddles)

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

Adverb

straddle (not comparable)

  1. Astride.

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ADS 4
ALE 4
ALS 4
ALT 4
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ATE 3
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AL 3
AR 2
AS 2
AT 2
DA 3
DE 3
ED 3
EL 3
ER 2
ES 2
ET 2
LA 3
RE 2
TA 2

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