n.
1.a noncommittal or equivocal position
2.a gymnastic exercise performed with the legs straddling the parallel bars
3.the act of sitting or standing astride
4.the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date straddle v.
1.sit or stand astride of
2.range or extend over
3.be noncommittal
Idiom of the Day
go around in circles
to do something without making any progress
My friend is going around in circles and is not making any progress with his essay.