1. Sit or stand astride of
   "He straddled the motorcycle"
    
2. Range or extend over; occupy a certain area
   "The plants straddle the entire state"; "The mountain range straddles three countries";
   - range
    
3. Be noncommittal
   "The politician straddled the issue, avoiding a clear stance"

1. The act of sitting or standing astride
   "Her straddle of the fence was both literal and metaphorical";
   - span
    
2. A gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
   "The gymnast maintained perfect form during the straddle on the parallel bars"
    
3. A noncommittal or equivocal position
   "The politician's straddle on the controversial issue frustrated voters seeking a clear stance"
    
4. 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
   "The investor used a straddle strategy to hedge against market volatility"

Derived forms: straddling, straddled, straddles

Type of: be, comprise, constitute, dare say [informal], daresay [informal], guess, gymnastic exercise, imagine, make up, motility, motion, move, movement, opine, option, perspective, position, reckon, represent, suppose, think, view

Encyclopedia: Straddle