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sprawl |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sprawl \Sprawl\ (spr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprawled} (spr[add]ld); p. pr & vb n. {Sprawling}.] [OE. spraulen cf Sw sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw spralla Dan. sp[ae]lle, spr[ae]lde, D. spartelen spertelen to flounder, to struggle.] 1. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sprawl n : an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about [syn: {sprawling}] v 1: sit or lie with one's limbs spread out 2: go come or spread in a rambling or irregular way "Branches straggling out quite far" [syn: {straggle}]
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