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S vs Straddle - What's the difference?

s | straddle |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb straddle is

to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something.

As a noun straddle is

a posture in which one straddles something.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    straddle

    English

    Verb

  • To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something.
  • {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=2 , But guess my surprise, when I saw the lazy young rogue lie down on his back, and gently pull down Polly upon him, who giving way to his humour, straddled , and with her hands conducted her blind favourite to the right place}}
  • * 1853 , Nathaniel Hawthorne,
  • As they approached the entrance of the port, the giant straddled clear across it, with a foot firmly planted on each headland,
  • * 1978 , Jimmy Carter,
  • The mountain-ringed Yukon Flats basin straddles the Arctic Circle and is bisected by the Yukon River.
  • To form a disorderly sprawl.
  • (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 voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
  • To stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
  • Noun

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