Clues for the word "STRADDLE"

We've had 37 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 62 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on March 09, 2025.

Definition of straddle

v. i. - To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.
v. i. - To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
v. t. - To place one leg on one side and the other on the other side of; to stand or sit astride of; as, to straddle a fence or a horse.
n. - The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet far apart.
n. - The position, or the distance between the feet, of one who straddles; as, a wide straddle.
n. - A stock option giving the holder the double privilege of a "put" and a "call," i. e., securing to the buyer of the option the right either to demand of the seller at a certain price, within a certain time, certain securities, or to require him to take at the same price, and within the same time, the same securities.