straddle

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.

   “But guess my surprise, when I saw the lazy young rogue lie down on his back, and gently pull down Polly upon him, who giving way to his humour, straddled, and with her hands conducted her blind favourite to the right place”

2. fiil To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.

   “The mountain-ringed Yukon Flats basin straddles the Arctic Circle and is bisected by the Yukon River.”

3. fiil To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.

   “Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue.”

4. fiil To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.

   “This weed straddles the entire garden.”

5. fiil To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range (the term "bracket" is often used instead).
6. fiil To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
7. fiil To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
8. fiil To execute a commodities market spread.
9. isim A posture in which one straddles something.
10. isim A pair or salvo of successive artillery shots falling both in front of and behind a target.

    “The first salvo fell short; the next was long; the third was a straddle.”

11. isim An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on the same security at the same strike price, giving a non-directional position sensitive to volatility.
12. isim A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
13. isim A vertical mine-timber supporting a set.
14. isim A part of a harness placed on the back of a beast of burden (such as a horse or donkey) to carry the weight of a load.
15. zarf Astride.