straddle
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to straddle (third-person singular simple present straddles, present participle straddling, simple past and past participle straddled)
- To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something.
- To form a disorderly sprawl.
- (military) To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range.
- (poker) To place a voluntarily raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
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to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something
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to form a disorderly sprawl
to fire shots in front and behind of a target
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straddle (plural straddles)
- a posture in which one straddles something
- an investment strategy involving trade in derivatives
- (poker) A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
