STRADDLE

/ˈstɹæd.əl/ Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 11

Definition

  1. verb sit or stand astride of.
  2. verb range or extend over. — synonyms: range
  3. verb be noncommittal.
  4. noun a noncommittal or equivocal position.
  5. noun a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars.
  6. noun the act of sitting or standing astride. — synonyms: span
  7. noun the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date.

Examples

  • “Putin seems to be everywhere at once, straddling the ocean, filling the sky, just like Stalin.”
  • “Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue.”
  • “Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks”

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