straddle
Part of speech: verb
noun
adv
Morphological type: simple
Topics: business
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Etymology: As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal striddle. The noun is first attested in the 1610s.
Inflected forms:
form: straddles
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: straddling
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: straddled
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: straddled
pos: verb
tags: past
form: straddles
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: But guess my surprise, when I saw the lazy young rogue lie down on his back, and gently pull down Polly upon him, who giving way to his humour, straddled, and with her hands conducted her blind favourite to the right place
As they approached the entrance of the port, the giant straddled clear across it, with a foot firmly planted on each headland,
gloss: To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The mountain-ringed Yukon Flats basin straddles the Arctic Circle and is bisected by the Yukon River.
Those in our movement who are Black and must straddle two movements, fighting the racism of the gay community along with the heterosexism in white institutions and in communities of color.
gloss: To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue.
gloss: To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: This weed straddles the entire garden.
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
gloss: 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).
pos: verb
gloss: To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
pos: verb
gloss: To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
gloss: To execute a commodities market spread.
pos: verb
gloss: A posture in which one straddles something.
pos: noun
gloss: A pair or salvo of successive artillery shots falling both in front of and behind a target.
pos: noun
examples: The first salvo fell short; the next was long; the third was a straddle.
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
gloss: A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
pos: noun
gloss: A vertical mine-timber supporting a set.
pos: noun
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
gloss: Astride.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
Related words: astride
bestride
straddler
straddling bus
stride
Derived words: astraddle
bestraddle
spraddle
straddlewise
straddlingly
unstraddle
double straddle
short straddle
side-straddle hop
straddle carrier
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