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Word: straddle (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • an investment strategy involving trade in derivatives
  • a posture in which one straddles something
  • poker A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.

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Verb:

  • 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).
  • To form a disorderly sprawl.
  • To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something.

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