what does straddle mean?
STRADDLE as NOUN
- Meaning
- 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
Hypernyms(s) straddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the act of sitting or standing astride
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Hypernyms(s) straddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a gymnastic exercise performed with the legs straddling the parallel bars
Hypernyms(s) straddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a noncommittal or equivocal position
Hypernyms(s) straddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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STRADDLE as VERB
- Meaning
- range or extend over
- occupy a certain area
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- The plants straddle the entire state
Hypernyms(s) straddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) straddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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