Found 4 items, similar to straddle.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: straddle mengangkang
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: straddle mengangkang
English → English (WordNet) Definition: straddle straddle n 1: a noncommittal or equivocal position 2: a gymnastic exercise performed with the legs straddling the parallel bars 3: the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: span] 4: 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 v 1: sit or stand astride of 2: range or extend over; occupy a certain area; “The plants straddle the entire state” [syn: range] 3: be noncommittal [ant: side]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Straddle Straddle \Strad"dle\, v. t. 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. [1913 Webster] Straddle \Strad"dle\, n. 1. The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart. [1913 Webster] 2. The position, or the distance between the feet, of one who straddles; as, a wide straddle. [1913 Webster] 3. A stock option giving the holder the double privilege of a “put” and a “call,” i. e., securing to the buyer of the option the right either to demand of the seller at a certain price, within a certain time, certain securities, or to require him to take at the same price, and within the same time, the same securities. [Broker's Cant] [1913 Webster] Straddle \Strad"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Straddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Straddling.] [Freq. from the root of stride.] 1. To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart. [1913 Webster] 2. To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub. [1913 Webster]