- to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride.
- to stand wide apart, as the legs.
- to favor or appear to favor both sides of an issue, political division, or the like, at once; maintain an equivocal position.
- to walk, stand, or sit with one leg on each side of; stand or sit astride of: to straddle a horse.
- to spread (the legs) wide apart.
- to favor or appear to favor both sides of (an issue, political division, etc.).
- an act or instance of straddling.
- the distance straddled over.
- the taking of a noncommittal position.
- Finance.
- an option consisting of a put and a call combined, both at the same current market price and for the same specified period.
- a similar transaction in securities or futures in which options to buy and sell the same security or commodity are purchased simultaneously in order to hedge one's risk.
- to have one leg, part, or support on each side of
- to be in favour of both sides of (something)
- to stand, walk, or sit with the legs apart
- to spread (the legs) apart
- to fire a number of shots slightly beyond and slightly short of (a target) to determine the correct range
- (in poker, of the second player after the dealer) to double the ante before looking at one's cards
- the act or position of straddling
- a noncommittal attitude or stand
- a contract or option permitting its purchaser to either sell or buy securities or commodities within a specified period of time at specified prices. It is a combination of a put and a call option
- a high-jumping technique in which the body is parallel with the bar and the legs straddle it at the highest point of the jump
- (in poker) the stake put up after the ante in poker by the second player after the dealer
- a wooden frame placed on a horse's back to which panniers are attached
