[strad.dle] vb strad.dled ; strad.dling [irreg. fr. stride] vi (1565) 1: to stand, sit, or walk with the legs wide apart; esp: to sit astride
2: to spread out irregularly: sprawl
3: to favor or seem to favor two apparently opposite sides
4: to execute a commodities market spread ~ vt 1: to stand, sit, or be astride of "~ a horse"
2: to be noncommittal in regard to "~ an issue" -- strad.dler n -- straddle the fence : to be in a position of neutrality or indecision
[2]straddle n (1611) 1: the act or position of one who straddles
2: a noncommittal or equivocal position
3: spread
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