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strad·dle
 straddle
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- pronunciation:
- strae
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
straddles, straddling, straddled |
| definition 1: |
to stay or move with the legs wide apart.
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| definition 2: |
to be wide apart, as the legs.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to have one leg on each side of (a horse, fence, line, or the like); be astride.
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| definition 2: |
to take or appear to take a position on each side of (an issue).
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| definition 3: |
to encompass or bracket.
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| related words: |
mount, reach |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or position or an instance of straddling.
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| definition 2: |
a pair of options, one to buy and one to sell a specified quantity of stock, or a commodity or financial future, at a specified price for a specified period of time.
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| definition 3: |
a position of the body in which the legs are placed widely apart.
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| derivations: |
straddlingly (adv.), straddler (n.) |
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