straddle
/ˈstɹæd.əl/ · noun
Meaning
- A posture in which one straddles something.
- An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on same security with positions that offset one another.
- A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
- A vertical mine-timber supporting a set.
- To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
- To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.
- To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
- To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.
- 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).
- To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
- Astride.
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