straddle has definitions from the field of writing
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[ verb ] sit or stand astride of

Used in print

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

One lithe leg straddled the railing and swung loosely before the creaking , torn pales .

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be

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[ verb ] range or extend over; occupy a certain area

Synonyms

range

Examples

"The plants straddle the entire state"

Used in print

(1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)

Another effect discovered is the large coefficient of thermal diffusion tending to separate nitrogen from the oxygen when temperature differences straddling the nitrogen dissociation region are present .

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constitute spread-eagle scope

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[ verb ] be noncommittal

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side

4
[ noun ] the act of sitting or standing astride

Synonyms

span

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motion put_option call_option

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[ noun ] a gymnastic exercise performed with the legs straddling the parallel bars

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gymnastic_exercise

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[ noun ] a noncommittal or equivocal position

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position

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[ noun ] (writing) 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

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option

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