| Definitions of 'straddle' |
Wordnet |
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1. (noun) straddle
a noncommittal or equivocal position
2. (noun) straddle
a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
3. (noun) straddle, span
the act of sitting or standing astride
4. (verb) straddle
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
5. (verb) straddle
sit or stand astride of
6. (verb) range, straddle
range or extend over; occupy a certain area
"The plants straddle the entire state"
7. (verb) straddle
be noncommittal
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| Definitions of 'straddle' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) straddle
the act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart
2. (noun) straddle
the position, or the distance between the feet, of one who straddles; as, a wide straddle
3. (noun) straddle
a stock option giving the holder the double privilege of a "put" and a "call," i. e., securing to the buyer of the option the right either to demand of the seller at a certain price, within a certain time, certain securities, or to require him to take at the same price, and within the same time, the same securities
4. (verb) straddle
to part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart
5. (verb) straddle
to stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub
6. (verb) straddle
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
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