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Sprawl

sprɔːl

Sprawl definitions
verb
sprawl sprawled sprawling sprawls
  1. sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way

    "the door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement"

    stretch out lounge loll lie lie down lie back recline drape oneself be recumbent be prostrate be supine slump flop slouch
    • spread out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way

      "the town sprawled along several miles of cliff top"

noun
sprawl sprawls
  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"

    • a group or mass of something that has spread out in an untidy or irregular way

      "a sprawl of buildings"

    • the disorganized and unattractive expansion of an urban or industrial area into the adjoining countryside

      "the growth of urban sprawl"