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1. (v.i.) sprawl
to be spread out awkwardly.
2. sprawl
to sit or lie with limbs spread out.
3. sprawl
to spread out or be distributed irregularly.
4. sprawl
to crawl or scramble awkwardly.
5. (v.t.) sprawl
to stretch out (the limbs) as in sprawling.
6. sprawl
to spread out or distribute irregularly.
7. (n.) sprawl
an act or instance of sprawling.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME spraulen to move awkwardly, OE spreawlian, akin to Fris (N dial.) spraweli)
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| Definition of 'Sprawl' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) conurbation, urban sprawl, sprawl
an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
2. (verb) sprawl, sprawling
an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
3. (verb) sprawl
sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
4. (verb) sprawl, straggle
go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
"Branches straggling out quite far"
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| Definition of 'Sprawl' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Sprawl
to spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully
2. (verb) Sprawl
to spread irregularly, as vines, plants, or tress; to spread ungracefully, as chirography
3. (verb) Sprawl
to move, when lying down, with awkward extension and motions of the limbs; to scramble in creeping
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Sense: to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly
Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.
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 Afrikaans: lomp lê |
 Arabic: يَسْتَلْقي |
 Bulgarian: изтягам се |
 Brazilian: esparramar-se |
 Czech: rozvalovat se |
 German: alle Viere von sich strec |
 Danish: ligge henslængt |
 Greek: ξαπλώνω απλώνοντας τα μέλ |
 Estonian: lösutama |
 Farsi: ولو شدن |
 Finnish: lojua |
 French: s'étaler |
 Hebrew: לְהִסתַרֵח |
 Hindi: पसर जाना |
 Croatian: izvaliti se, razvaliti se |
 Hungarian: (el)terpeszkedik |
 Indonesian: menggeletak |
 Icelandic: flatmaga, breiða úr sér |
 Italian: abbandonarsi |
 Japanese: 手足を伸ばす |
 Korean: 퍼져있다 |
 Lithuanian: išsidrėbti, sudribti |
 Latvian: izlaisties (krēslā) |
 Malay: terhampar |
 Dutch: hangen |
 Norwegian: breie seg, sitte/ligge he |
 Polish: rozwalać się, rozkładać s |
 Portuguese: esparramar-se |
 Romanian: a seîntinde, a se tolăni |
 Russian: развалиться |
 Slovak: roztiahnuť sa, rozvaľovať |
 Slovenian: stegniti vseštiri od sebe |
 Serbian: opružiti se |
 Swedish: sträcka ut sig, ligga (si |
 Thai: นอนกางแขนกางขา |
 Turkish: yayılıp oturmak |
 Taiwanese: 伸開手腳坐或躺 |
 Ukrainian: розкидатися, розсідатися |
 Urdu: ہاتھ پیر پھیلا کر اوندھنا |
 Vietnamese: nằm dài ra, ưỡn ra |
 Chinese: 伸开手脚坐或躺 |
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