straddle

Etymology
As a verb, attested since the 1560s. Most likely, an alteration of dialectal. The noun is first attested in the 1610s.

Verb

 * 1)  To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
 * 2)  To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.
 * 3)  To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
 * 4)  To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.
 * 5)  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).
 * 6)  To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
 * 7)  To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
 * 8)  To execute a commodities market spread.
 * 1)  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).
 * 2)  To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
 * 3)  To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
 * 4)  To execute a commodities market spread.
 * 1)  To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
 * 2)  To execute a commodities market spread.

Translations

 * Arabic: اِمْتَطَى
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 跨骑,
 * Dutch: schrijlings zitten op
 * Finnish: istua hajareisin jonkin päällä, ; seisoa hajareisin jonkin päällä
 * French:, se mettre à califourchon
 * German:, , breitbeinig stehen, mit gespreizten Beinen stehen, rittlings sitzen
 * Hindi: पैर फैलाकर बैठना, दोनों ओर टाँगें करके बैठना, बताने के लिये अनिच्छुक होना
 * Hungarian:, szétvetett lábbal / lovaglóülésben (meg)ül
 * Italian:, sedersi a cavalcioni
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: vārīcō
 * Lithuanian: apžergti, apsižergti, sėdėti apžergus
 * Occitan: escambarlar,, enforcar, aforcar
 * Ottoman Turkish: بینمك
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: сидеть верхом
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:, gränsla
 * Turkish: bacaklarını ayırmak
 * Ukrainian: розставити ноги, сидіти верхи


 * Finnish: ulottua yli, ylittää, jatkua molemmin puolin
 * German:, , , , überspreizen, sich über beide Seiten erstrecken
 * Hungarian:, két oldalán fekszik / terül el,
 * Walloon: ,


 * Finnish:, , ,
 * German:, , zwischen zwei Seiten schwanken


 * Dutch: zich vrijblijvend opstellen
 * Finnish:
 * German: sich verteilen,, sich zerstreuen, sich ausbreiten
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian: хващам във вилица
 * Dutch: voor en achter een doel schieten
 * Finnish:
 * Italian:


 * German:

Noun

 * 1) A posture in which one straddles something.
 * 2)  A pair or salvo of successive artillery shots falling both in front of and behind a target.
 * 3)  An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on the same security at the same strike price, giving a non-directional position sensitive to volatility.
 * 4)  A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
 * 5)  A vertical mine-timber supporting a set.
 * 6) A part of a harness placed on the back of a beast of burden (such as a horse or donkey) to carry the weight of a load.
 * 1) A part of a harness placed on the back of a beast of burden (such as a horse or donkey) to carry the weight of a load.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ratsastusasento
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Polish:
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish:
 * Irish: srathair


 * Finnish: sokkokorotus


 * Irish: srathair
 * Scottish Gaelic: srathair

Adverb

 * 1) Astride.