<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride.</li><li>to spread (the legs) wide apart.</li><li>to favor or appear to favor both sides of (an issue, political division, etc.).</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act or instance of straddling.</li><li>the distance straddled over.</li><li>the taking of a noncommittal position.</li><li>Finance: an option consisting of a put and a call combined, both at the same current market price and for the same specified period.</li></ul>