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gambling(dictionary)
gambling(medicine)
Gambling money(finance)
Women and Gambling(casino)
Guerrilla Gambling - Roulette(gambling)
Gambling Stake - Roulette(gambling)
River Gambling - Poker(gambling)
Straddle(finance)

Arf - General (gambling) and straddle (iou)


Arf - General (gambling)


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straddle (iou)



straddle verb. M16.
[Alt. of STRIDDLE verb.]
verb intrans. Stand or sit with the legs wide apart. M16.
b. Of the legs: be wide apart. M17.
c. Stand or stride across or over; sit astride on or across. L17.
verb trans. Part (the legs) widely in standing or walking. Also foll. by out. M16.
B. Bainbridge He straddled his feet wider apart.
verb intrans. Walk with the legs wide apart; dial. swagger, strut. E19.
verb trans. Sit, stand, or walk with one leg on either side of (a thing); stride over; bestride. E19.
P. Lively He pulled out a chair and straddled it,..elbows on the back. transf.: Scottish World Stirling straddles the great divide between the Highlands and the Lowlands.
b. Discharge shots, bombs, etc., so that they fall short of and over (a target); (of discharged shots, bombs, etc.) fall short of and over (a specified target). E20.
verb trans. & intrans. Occupy or take up an equivocal or non-committal position with regard to (a question) esp. politically. US colloq. M19.
verb trans. Poker. Double (an opening stake). M19.
Phrases: straddle the market US colloq. simultaneously have large holdings of one commodity while having sold or not possessing large holdings of another.
straddler noun M19.