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English noun: straddle | |||
| 1. | straddle (cognition) a noncommittal or equivocal position | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | perspective, position, view | ||
| 2. | straddle (act) a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gymnastic exercise | ||
| 3. | straddle (act) the act of sitting or standing astride | ||
| Synonyms | span | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
| Part holonym | call, call option, put, put option | ||
| 4. | straddle (act) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | option | ||
English verb: straddle | |||
| 1. | straddle (stative) sit or stand astride of | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 2. | straddle (stative) range or extend over; occupy a certain area | ||
| Samples | The plants straddle the entire state. | ||
| Synonyms | range | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | spread-eagle | ||
| 3. | straddle (stative) be noncommittal | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
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