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sprawl: Meaning and Definition of
sprawl
Pronunciation: (sprôl), [key] — v.i.
- to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- to sit or lie in a relaxed position with the limbs spread out carelessly or ungracefully: He sprawled across the bed.
- to spread out, extend, or be distributed in a straggling or irregular manner, as vines, buildings, handwriting, etc.
- to crawl awkwardly with the aid of all the limbs; scramble.
—v.t. - to stretch out (the limbs) as in sprawling.
- to spread out or distribute in a straggling manner.
—n. - the act or an instance of sprawling; a sprawling posture.
- a straggling array of something.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.