straddle
Sit astride something
To straddle is to stand or sit with legs on either side of something: She straddled the motorcycle, He straddled the fence.
The fence-straddling image extends to avoiding commitment between two positions: The candidate straddled the issue.
More broadly, straddle means to span or extend across: The town straddles the border between two states.
In finance, a straddle is an options strategy involving both a put and a call at the same strike price.
Structure spanning an obstacle
- borderOuter edge or limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- divideSeparate into parts
crossing · overlap · cover · reach across · span · encompass · link · connect
Limbs separated laterally
- wide stanceFeet positioned far apart
- bestrideSit or stand over
- astrideWith legs spanning
- mountClimb up or steed
spanning · akimbo · brace · plant · balance · stability · poise · steadiness
Secure storage chamber
- beamStructural support member
- horseDomesticated riding animal
- pommelSaddle's front knob
- apparatusEquipment for a task
mount · dismount · split · flexibility · routine · landing · springboard · form
Mounted rider's seat
stirrups · bridle · reins · equestrian · trot · canter · gallop · riding
Available courses of action
neutral · volatility · premium · strike price · put · call · delta · arbitrage
Refusing to take sides
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
- indecisiveUnable to make choices
- equivocalUncertain in meaning
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
neutral · uncommitted · wishy-washy · both sides · middle ground · ambiguous · evasive · cautious
bridge
Structure spanning an obstacle
- borderOuter edge or limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- boundaryLine marking a limit
divide · crossing · overlap · cover · reach across · span · encompass · link · connect · traverse
legs apart
Limbs separated laterally
- wide stanceFeet positioned far apart
- bestrideSit or stand over
- astrideWith legs spanning
mount · spanning · akimbo · brace · plant · balance · stability · poise · steadiness · centering
vault
Secure storage chamber
apparatus · mount · dismount · split · flexibility · routine · landing · springboard · form · competition
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
bareback · stirrups · bridle · reins · equestrian · trot · canter · gallop · riding · sidesaddle
options
Available courses of action
short · neutral · volatility · premium · strike price · put · call · delta · arbitrage · trading
fence-sitting
Refusing to take sides
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
- indecisiveUnable to make choices
- equivocalUncertain in meaning
ambivalent · neutral · uncommitted · wishy-washy · both sides · middle ground · ambiguous · evasive · cautious · tentative
- vaultingsafety vault, vaulting horse, springboard, landing, takeoff
- gymnasticsgymnastics, balance beam, floor exercise, handstand, parallel bars
- pokerblinds, all-in, all in, call, seven-card stud
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- body positionslying down, flat, upright, standing, sitting
- floor exercisesplank, planks, crunches, push-ups, sit-ups
straddlesidesaddle
Asymmetric equestrian posture
side · perch · dismount · step off · stand clear
straddlecommit
Bind to a course
take a stand · choose · decide · take sides · declare
- straddle jumpLeap with legs split sideways
straddling, straddled, straddles, astraddle, straddler, straddlers