straddle vs position

position vs straddle

straddle and position both are nouns.

straddle and position both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
straddle	Yes	No	Yes	No
position	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, position is a hypernym of straddle; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than straddle:

straddle: a noncommittal or equivocal position
position: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

Other hypernyms of straddle include perspective, view.

straddle (noun)	position (noun)
the act of sitting or standing astride	the act of putting something in a certain place
the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options	a job in an organization
a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars	(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
a noncommittal or equivocal position	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
	the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
	the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
	a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
	a rationalized mental attitude
	an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
	an item on a list or in a sequence
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
	the appropriate or customary location
	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
	a condition or position in which you find yourself

straddle (verb)	position (verb)
be noncommittal	put into a certain place or abstract location
sit or stand astride of	cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
range or extend over; occupy a certain area

Difference between straddle and position

Words related to "position"

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