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Meaning of straddle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  straddle
      n 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 [syn: {straddle},
         {span}]
      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
      v 1: sit or stand astride of
      2: range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants
         straddle the entire state" [syn: {range}, {straddle}]
      3: be noncommittal

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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