v. 1 spread (out), stretch (out), straddle, ramble, meander, wander, straggle, branch out Greater Los Angeles sprawls over a huge area of some 450 square miles 2 spread out, stretch out, loll, lounge, slouch, slump, recline, lie about or around A dozen guests were sprawled on blankets at the beach party
n. 3 spread, stretch, expansion, extension Some suburbs of large cities have been swallowed up in urban sprawl