SPRAWL


Meaning of SPRAWL in English

verb

1.

to lie or sit with arms and legs stretched out carelessly and awkwardly

the dog lay sprawled out on the sofa

Synonyms: drape, ||scamble, ||spelder, spraddle, spread-eagle

Related Word: loll, lounge; slouch, slump

2.

to grow, develop, or spread irregularly and without apparent design or plan

the city sprawls down the whole coast

Synonyms: ramble, scramble, sprangle, spread-eagle, straddle, straggle

Related Word: extend, stretch; spread

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