straddle

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.

2. 2intransitive verb

   To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.

3. 3transitive verb

   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.

4. 4noun

   The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart.

5. 5noun

   The position, or the distance between the feet, of one who straddles; as, a wide straddle.

6. 6noun

   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.

7. 7noun

   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

8. 8noun

   the act of sitting or standing astride

   Synonyms

   span
9. 9noun

   a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars

10. 10noun

    a noncommittal or equivocal position

11. 11verb

    range or extend over; occupy a certain area

    "The plants straddle the entire state"

    Synonyms

    range
12. 12verb

    be noncommittal

13. 13verb

    sit or stand astride of