Definition of straddle Straddle

/stɹæˈdʌl/ - [stratdul] - strad•dle

We found 23 definitions of straddle from 5 different sources.

What does straddle mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: straddles
straddle - the act of sitting or standing astride
		span
		motility, move, motion, movement ability to move spontaneously and independently
		call option, call the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
straddle - a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
		gymnastic exercise (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)
straddle - a noncommittal or equivocal position
		perspective, view, position the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
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
Verb straddles, straddling, straddled
straddle - sit or stand astride of
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
straddle - be noncommittal
straddle - range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"
		range
		comprise, constitute, make up, be, represent form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
		spread-eagle stretch out completely; "They spread-eagled him across the floor"

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Wiktionary

straddle (Noun)
A posture in which one straddles something.
straddle (Noun)
An investment strategy involving trade in derivatives.
straddle (Noun)
A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
straddle (Verb)
To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something.
straddle (Verb)
To form a disorderly sprawl.
straddle (Verb)
To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range.
straddle (Verb)
To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards only by the first player after the blinds.
straddle (Verb)
To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

straddle (v. i.)
To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.
straddle (v. i.)
To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
straddle (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.
straddle (n.)
The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart.
straddle (n.)
The position, or the distance between the feet, of one who straddles; as, a wide straddle.
straddle (n.)
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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

straddle
strad′l, v.i. to stride or part the legs wide: to stand or walk with the legs far apart: to seem favourable to both sides in any question that divides opinion into parties, to trim with regard to any controversy.—v.t. to stand or sit astride of.—n. act of straddling: an attempt to fill a non-committal position: a stock-transaction in which the buyer obtains the privilege of either a put or a call: a vertical mine-timber supporting a set.—adv. astride.—adj. Stradd′le-legged, having the legs wide apart. [A freq. from A.S. strǽd, pa.t. of strídan, stride.]