Sprawl

Definition:

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

Compare sprawl with other words:

spawl vs. sprawl

asprawl vs. sprawl

slump vs. sprawl

slouch vs. sprawl

scrawl vs. sprawl

sprawl vs. strew

sprawl vs. spread

scatter vs. sprawl

crawl vs. sprawl

sprawl vs. straddle

city vs. sprawl

edge vs. sprawl

housing vs. sprawl

growth vs. sprawl

haphazard vs. sprawl

sprawl vs. straggling

posture vs. sprawl

sprawl vs. ungainly

sprawl vs. straggle

disorderly vs. sprawl

limb vs. sprawl

sit vs. sprawl