Straddle

English Meaning

To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.

1. To stand or sit with a leg on each side of; bestride: straddle a horse.
2. To be on both sides of; extend over or across: a car straddling the centerline.
3. To appear to favor both sides of (an issue).
4. To fire shots behind and in front of (a target) in order to determine the range.
5. To walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart, especially to sit astride.
6. To spread out in a disorderly way; sprawl.
7. To appear to favor both sides of an issue.
8. The act or posture of sitting astride.
9. An equivocal or a noncommittal position.
10. The option to buy or sell a specific asset, such as a block of stock, at a predetermined price before a certain date.
11. straddle the fence Informal To be undecided or uncommitted.