English to English

straddle

('str/&/d/-/l )

a noncommittal or equivocal position(noun.cognition)

source: wordnet30
a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
the act of sitting or standing astride(noun.act)

Synonym:
span

source: wordnet30
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(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart.(noun)

source: webster1913

sit or stand astride of(verb.stative)

source: wordnet30
range or extend over; occupy a certain area(verb.stative)

Example:
The plants straddle the entire state.

Synonym:
range

source: wordnet30
be noncommittal(verb.stative)

source: wordnet30
To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.(verb)

source: webster1913
To place one leg on one side and the other on the other side of; to stand or sit astride of; as, to straddle a fence or a horse.(verb)

source: webster1913

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