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Meaning of 'straggle'
Meaning of 'straggle' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Straggle 
[ n.]
- The act of straggling. [ n.]2. Straggle [ v. t.]
- 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. [ v. t.]- To wander at large; to roam idly about; to ramble.
- 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.
- To be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.
Meaning of 'straggle' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. straggle [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)
- a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)
Example in sentence:
- a straggle of followers;
- a straggle of outbuildings
2. straggle [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
- go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
Example in sentence:
- Branches straggling out quite far
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