straddle

/stɹˈædəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. sit or stand astride of
2. range or extend over; occupy a certain area
   “The plants straddle the entire state”
3. be noncommittal

noun

1. a noncommittal or equivocal position
2. a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
3. the act of sitting or standing astride
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

Synonyms for straddle

• range
• span

Words that rhyme with straddle

• paddle
• saddle
• addle
• astraddle
• caddell
• chadel
• clapsaddle
• fadel
• gradel
• kadel
• madel
• madl
• radel
• schadel
• shadel
• stadel