Hypertext Webster Gateway: "straddle"

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) 1.7 (wn)

straddle
n 1: the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: {span}]
2: 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
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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