4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Straddle \Strad"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Straddled}; p. pr &
vb n. {Straddling}.] [Freq. from the root of stride.]
1. To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs
far apart.
2. To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of
a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Straddle \Strad"dle\, v. t.
To place one leg on one side and the other on the other side
of to stand or sit astride of as to straddle a fence or a
horse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Straddle \Strad"dle\, n.
1. The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet
far apart.
2. The position, or the distance between the feet, of one who
straddles; as a wide straddle.
3. A stock option giving the holder the double privilege of a
``put'' and a ``call,'' i. e., securing to the buyer of
the option the right either to demand of the seller at a
certain price, within a certain time, certain securities,
or to require him to take at the same price, and within
the same time, the same securities. [Broker's Cant]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
straddle
n 1: the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: {span}]
2: the option to but 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
v 1: sit or stand astride of
2: range or extend over occupy a certain area; "The plants
straddle the entire state" [syn: {range}]
3: be noncommittal [ant: {side}]
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