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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024strad•dle /ˈstrædəl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -dled, -dling. - to stand or sit on (something) with the legs on either side of:to straddle a horse.
- to favor or appear to favor both sides of:The politician is trying to straddle the issue.
strad•dler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024strad•dle (strad′l),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling, n. v.i. - to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart;
stand or sit astride. - to stand wide apart, as the legs.
- to favor or appear to favor both sides of an issue, political division, or the like, at once;
maintain an equivocal position.
v.t. - to walk, stand, or sit with one leg on each side of;
stand or sit astride of:to straddle a horse. - to spread (the legs) wide apart.
- to favor or appear to favor both sides of (an issue, political division, etc.).
n. - an act or instance of straddling.
- the distance straddled over.
- the taking of a noncommittal position.
- British Terms, Business[Finance.]
- an option consisting of a put and a call combined, both at the same current market price and for the same specified period.
- a similar transaction in securities or futures in which options to buy and sell the same security or commodity are purchased simultaneously in order to hedge one's risk.
- apparently frequentative (with -le) of variant stem of stride 1555–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: straddle /ˈstrædəl/ vb - (transitive) to have one leg, part, or support on each side of
- (transitive) US Canadian informal to be in favour of both sides of (something)
- (intransitive) to stand, walk, or sit with the legs apart
- (transitive) to spread (the legs) apart
- to fire a number of shots slightly beyond and slightly short of (a target) to determine the correct range
- (intransitive) (in poker, of the second player after the dealer) to double the ante before looking at one's cards
n - the act or position of straddling
- a noncommittal attitude or stand
- a contract or option permitting its purchaser to either sell or buy securities or commodities within a specified period of time at specified prices. It is a combination of a put and a call option
- a high-jumping technique in which the body is parallel with the bar and the legs straddle it at the highest point of the jump
- (in poker) the stake put up after the ante in poker by the second player after the dealer
Etymology: 16th Century: frequentative formed from obsolete strad- (Old English strode), past stem of strideˈstraddler n |