STRADDLE as NOUN

  1. 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
  2. Meaning
    • the act of sitting or standing astride
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) straddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. 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 Derived(s)
  4. 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 Derived(s)

STRADDLE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • range or extend over
    • occupy a certain area
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • be noncommittal
    Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • sit or stand astride of
    Hypernyms(s) straddle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)