Splits vs Straddle - What's the difference?
splits | straddle |
(dance, plurale tantum) A manoeuvre in dance or gymnastics by which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.
(split)
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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,
* 1978 , Jimmy Carter,
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.
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.
As nouns the difference between splits and straddle
is that splits is plural of lang=en while straddle is a posture in which one straddles something.As verbs the difference between splits and straddle
is that splits is third-person singular of split while straddle is to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something.splits
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(head)Verb
(head)straddle
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- As they approached the entrance of the port, the giant straddled clear across it, with a foot firmly planted on each headland,
- The mountain-ringed Yukon Flats basin straddles the Arctic Circle and is bisected by the Yukon River.