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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
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