"straddle" in the noun sense
1. straddle
a noncommittal or equivocal position
2. straddle
a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
3. straddle, span
the act of sitting or standing astride
4. straddle
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
"straddle" in the verb sense
1. straddle
sit or stand astride of
2. range, straddle
range or extend over occupy a certain area
"The plants straddle the entire state"
3. straddle
be noncommittal
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