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straddle
English
Etymology
As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?st?æd.?l/
- Rhymes: -æd?l
Verb
straddle (third-person singular simple present straddles, present participle straddling, simple past and past participle straddled)
- To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
- To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.
- To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
- To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.
- (military) To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range (the term "bracket" is often used instead).
- (poker) To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
- (intransitive) To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
- (economy) To execute a commodities market spread.
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Noun
straddle (plural straddles)
- A posture in which one straddles something.
- (finance) An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on same security with positions that offset one another.
- (poker) A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
- (mining) A vertical mine-timber supporting a set.
Translations
Adverb
straddle (not comparable)
- Astride.
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straddler
English
Etymology
straddle +? -er
Noun
straddler (plural straddlers)
- Someone who straddles.
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