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straddles
 
Noun straddle has 4 senses
  1. straddle - a noncommittal or equivocal position
    --1 is a kind of     position, view, perspective
    Derived form: verb straddle3
  2. straddle - a gymnastic exercise performed with the legs straddling the parallel bars
    --2 is a kind of     gymnastic exercise
    Derived form: verb straddle1
  3. straddle, span - the act of sitting or standing astride
    --3 is a kind of motion, movement, move, motility
    --3 has parts: call option, call; put option, put
    Derived form: verb straddle1
  4. straddle - 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
    --4 is a kind of     option
Verb straddle has 3 senses
  1. straddle - sit or stand astride of
    --1 is one way to     be
    Derived forms: noun straddle3, noun straddle2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. range, straddle - range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"
    --2 is one way to constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  3. straddle - be noncommittal
    Antonyms:     side, go with
    Derived form: noun straddle1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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