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straddle

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Synonyms: astraddle, staddle, spraddle, striddle, saddle, straggle, twaddle, raddle, treddle, swaddle, strale

Antonyms: astraddle, staddle, spraddle, striddle, saddle, straggle, twaddle, raddle, treddle, swaddle, strale

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Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[sit]] or [[stand]] with a [[leg]] on each side of something; to sit [[astride]].
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.
  3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be [[noncommittal]].
  4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To form a disorderly [[sprawl]]; to spread out irregularly.
  5. {{lb|en|military}} To [[fire]] successive [[artillery]] [[shot]]s in front of and behind of a [[target]], especially in order to determine its [[range]] (the term "[[bracket]]" is often used instead).
  6. {{lb|en|poker}} To place a voluntary [[raise]] prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the [[blinds]]).
  7. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To stand with the ends [[staggered]]; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
  8. {{lb|en|economics}} To [[execute]] a [[commodity market|commodities market]] [[spread]].

Noun

  1. A [[posture]] in which one [[#Verb|straddle]]s something.
  2. {{lb|en|military}} A [[pair]] or [[salvo]] of successive [[artillery]] [[shot]]s falling both in front of and behind a [[target]].
  3. {{lb|en|finance}} An [[investment]] [[strategy]] involving simultaneous [[trade]] with put and call options on the same security at the same [[strike price]], giving a non-directional position sensitive to [[volatility]].
  4. {{lb|en|poker}} A voluntary [[raise]] made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the [[blind]]s.
  5. {{lb|en|mining}} A [[vertical]] mine-[[timber]] supporting a set.
  6. A part of a [[harness]] placed on the [[back]] of a [[beast of burden]] (such as a [[horse]] or [[donkey]]) to carry the [[weight]] of a [[load]].

Adverb

  1. [[astride|Astride]].

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