'Straddle' definitions:
Definition of 'straddle'
(from WordNet)
noun
A noncommittal or equivocal position
noun
A gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
noun
The act of sitting or standing astride [syn: straddle, span]
noun
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
verb
Sit or stand astride of
verb
Range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state" [syn: range, straddle]
verb
Be noncommittal
Definition of 'Straddle'
From: GCIDE
- Straddle \Strad"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Straddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Straddling.] [Freq. from the root of stride.]
- 1. To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Straddle'
From: GCIDE
- Straddle \Strad"dle\, v. t. 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Straddle'
From: GCIDE
- Straddle \Strad"dle\, n.
- 1. The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The position, or the distance between the feet, of one who straddles; as, a wide straddle. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. [Broker's Cant] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'straddle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstain,
- abut on,
- across,
- amble,
- astraddle,
- astride,
- barge,
- be based on,
- bear on,
- bestraddle,
- bestride,
- bowl along,
- bundle,
- bypass,
- call,
- carry,
- clump,
- cop out,
- cover,
- cross,
- drag,
- duck the issue,
- encompass,
- environ,
- evade,
- evade the issue,
- extend,
- flounce,
- foot,
- footslog,
- ford,
- get ahead of,
- go,
- go across,
- go by,
- go out,
- halt,
- hippety-hop,
- hitch,
- hobble,
- hold,
- hop,
- horseback,
- jog,
- jolt,
- jump,
- lean on,
- lie,
- lie on,
- limp,
- lumber,
- lunge,
- lurch,
- mince,
- on,
- on horseback,
- option,
- overstride,
- pace,
- paddle,
- pass,
- pass by,
- pass over,
- peg,
- perch,
- piaffe,
- piaffer,
- plod,
- prance,
- put,
- put and call,
- rack,
- ramble,
- range,
- reach,
- reach out,
- rely on,
- repose on,
- rest on,
- ride,
- right,
- roll,
- run,
- sashay,
- saunter,
- scramble,
- scuff,
- scuffle,
- shoot ahead of,
- shuffle,
- sidle,
- single-foot,
- sit it out,
- sit on,
- skip,
- slink,
- slither,
- slog,
- slouch,
- span,
- sprangle,
- spread,
- spread-eagle,
- stagger,
- stalk,
- stamp,
- stand neuter,
- stand on,
- step over,
- stock option,
- stomp,
- straddle-legged,
- straddleback,
- straggle,
- strap,
- stretch,
- stretch out,
- stride,
- strip,
- stroll,
- strut,
- stump,
- surround,
- swagger,
- sweep,
- swing,
- take in,
- thrust out,
- tittup,
- toddle,
- totter,
- traipse,
- trim,
- trip,
- trudge,
- waddle,
- wamble,
- wiggle,
- wobble