Definitions for straggle
ˈstræg əlstrag·gle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. straggleverb

   a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)

   "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers"

2. sidetrack, depart, digress, straggleverb

   wander from a direct or straight course

3. sprawl, straggleverb

   go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way

   "Branches straggling out quite far"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. straggleverb

   To stray from the road, course or line of march.

2. straggleverb

   To wander about; ramble.

3. straggleverb

   To spread at irregular intervals.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To STRAGGLE

   Etymology: Of this word no etymology is known; it is probably a frequentative of stray, from stravviare, Italian, of extraviam, Latin.

   1. To wander without any certain direction; to rove; to ramble.

   But stay, like one that thinks to bring his friend
   A mile or two, and sees the journey’s end:
   I straggle on too far. John Suckling.

   Having passed the Syrens, they came between Scylla and Charybdis, and the straggling rocks, which seemed to cast out great store of flames and smoke. Walter Raleigh.

   A wolf spied out a straggling kid, and pursued him. Roger L'Estrange.

   Children, even when they endeavour their utmost, cannot keep their minds from straggling. John Locke.

   2. To wander dispersedly.

   He likewise enriched poor straggling soldiers with great quantity. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

   They found in Burford some of the straggling soldiers, who out of weariness stayed behind. Edward Hyde.

   From straggling mountaineers for publick good,
   To rank in tribes, and quit the savage wood;
   Houses to build, and them contiguous make,
   For cheerful neighbourhood and safety’s sake. Nahum Tate.

   3. To exuberate; to shoot too far.

   Were they content to prune the lavish vine,
   Of straggling branches, and improve the wine,
   Trim off the small superfluous branches on each side of the hedge that straggle too far out. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   4. To be dispersed; to be apart from any main body; to stand single.

   Wide was his parish, not contracted close
   In streets, but here and there a straggling house;
   Yet still he was at hand. Dryden.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Straggleverb

   to wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to stray; to wander from the line of march or desert the line of battle; as, when troops are on the march, the men should not straggle

2. Straggleverb

   to wander at large; to roam idly about; to ramble

3. Straggleverb

   to escape or stretch beyond proper limits, as the branches of a plant; to spread widely apart; to shoot too far or widely in growth

4. Straggleverb

   to be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals

5. Stragglenoun

   the act of straggling

6. Etymology: [Freq. of OE. straken to roam, to stroke. See Stroke, v. t.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Straggle

   strag′l, v.i. to wander from the course: to ramble: to stretch beyond proper limits: to be dispersed.—ns. Stragg′ler, one who straggles from the course: a wandering fellow: a vagabond: a migratory animal found away from its usual range; Stragg′le-tooth, a misshapen or misplaced tooth.—adv. Stragg′lingly, in a straggling manner.—n. Straggl′ing-mon′ey, money paid for apprehending deserters and men absent without leave: money deducted from the wages of such absentees.—adj. Stragg′ly, straggling, spread out. [For strackle, freq. of M. E. straken—A.S. strícan, to go.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of straggle in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of straggle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of straggle in a Sentence

1. Erma Bombeck:

   A child develops individuality long before he develops taste. I have seen my kid straggle into the kitchen in the morning with outfits that need only one accessory an empty gin bottle.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=straggle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Straggle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=straggle
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straggle
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=straggle