Straddle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a noncommittal or equivocal position

a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈædəl/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈadəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈadəl/

1 syllable Say it as /stɹˈædəl/.

Examples

The plants straddle the entire state

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

span range

Parts of Speech

noun	a noncommittal or equivocal position
noun	a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars
noun	the act of sitting or standing astride
noun	the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options
verb	sit or stand astride of
verb	range or extend over; occupy a certain area “The plants straddle the entire state”
verb	be noncommittal

Word Forms

straddle	verb	be noncommittal
straddle	noun	the act of sitting or standing astride
range	noun	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

grätschen

eine unverbindliche oder zweideutige Position

🇫🇷French

enjamber

une position évasive ou équivoque

🇪🇸Spanish

montar a horcajadas

una posición evasiva o equívoca

🇮🇹Italian

a cavalcioni

una posizione non impegnativa o equivoca

🇳🇱Dutch

schrijlings

een vrijblijvend of dubbelzinnig standpunt

🇵🇹Portuguese

montar

uma posição evasiva ou equívoca

🇷🇺Russian

оседлать

уклончивая или двусмысленная позиция

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पैर फैलाकर बैठना

एक अप्रतिबद्ध या गोलमोल स्थिति

🇮🇳Tamil

தடுமாறி

ஒரு உறுதியற்ற அல்லது சமமான நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డుపడుట

నిబద్ధత లేని లేదా వివాదాస్పద స్థానం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्ट्रॅडल

एक नॉन-कमिटल किंवा असभ्य स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટ્રેડલ

બિન-પ્રતિબંધિત અથવા અસ્પષ્ટ સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡ್ಡಾಡಲು

ಬದ್ಧವಲ್ಲದ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಸ್ಥಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ട്രാഡിൽ

പ്രതിബദ്ധതയില്ലാത്ത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവ്യക്തമായ സ്ഥാനം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

跨骑

不置可否或模棱两可的立场

🇯🇵Japanese

またがる

確約していない、または曖昧な立場

🇰🇷Korean

태도 불명

확실하지 않거나 모호한 입장

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngồi trên chân

một vị trí không cam kết hoặc không rõ ràng

🇹🇭Thai

คร่อม

ตำแหน่งที่ไม่ผูกมัดหรือคลุมเครือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengangkang

posisi yang tidak berkomitmen atau samar-samar

🇵🇭Filipino

sumaklang

isang hindi komittal o equivocal na posisyon

🇲🇾Malay

mengangkang

kedudukan yang tidak komited atau samar-samar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

امتطى

موقف غير ملزم أو ملتبس

🇮🇷Persian

راه رفتن

یک موضع غیر متعهد یا مبهم

🇹🇷Turkish

ata binmek

taahhütsüz veya şüpheli bir pozisyon

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַשֵׂק

עמדה לא מחויבת או מעורפלת

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