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- DictionarySprawl/sprôl/
verb
- 1. sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way: "the door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement"
noun
- 1. an ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one's arms and legs are spread out: "she fell into a sort of luxurious sprawl"
Definitions of sprawl. verb. sit or lie with one's limbs spread out. see more. verb. go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way. synonyms: straggle. see more. noun. an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about. synonyms: sprawling. see more. noun. an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities.
1. ( intr) to sit or lie in an ungainly manner with one's limbs spread out. 2. to fall down or knock down with the limbs spread out in an ungainly way. 3. to spread out or cause to spread out in a straggling fashion: his handwriting sprawled all over the paper. n. 4. the act or an instance of sprawling.
SPRAWL meaning: 1 : to lie or sit with your arms and legs spread wide apart; 2 : to spread or develop in an uneven or uncontrolled way.
2 days ago · sprawl in British English. (sprɔːl ) verb. 1. (intransitive) to sit or lie in an ungainly manner with one's limbs spread out. 2. to fall down or knock down with the limbs spread out in an ungainly way. 3. to spread out or cause to spread out in a straggling fashion.
sprawl. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to sit, lie or fall with your arms and legs spread out in a relaxed or careless way. He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV. Something hit her and sent her sprawling to the ground. I tripped and went sprawling.
to sit or lie in a relaxed, untidy position with your arms and legs stretched out: He sprawled out on the sofa. sprawlverb[I] (BUILDINGS) to cover a large area, often in a way which is not tidy or not planned: sprawling suburbs. noun [ U ] urban sprawl. (Definition of sprawl from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
sprawl. a large area covered with buildings that spreads from the city into the countryside in an ugly way. Definition of sprawl noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
