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Meaning of 'sprawl' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sprawl [ v. i.]
- To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully.
- To spread irregularly, as vines, plants, or tress; to spread ungracefully, as chirography.
- To move, when lying down, with awkward extension and motions of the limbs; to scramble in creeping.

Meaning of 'sprawl' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sprawl [ v]
Meaning (1):
- go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
Example in sentence:
  • Branches straggling out quite far

Nearby Words:

sprack sprad spradde sprag spragged spragging sprain sprained spraining spraints

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