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- Dictionarysprawl/sprɔːl/
verb
- 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" Similar
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"
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SPRAWL definition: 1. to spread the arms and legs out carelessly and untidily while sitting or lying down: 2…. Learn more.
noun. 1. : an irregularly spread or scattered group or mass. 2. : urban sprawl. 3. : the act, posture, or condition of sprawling. Examples of sprawl in a Sentence. Verb The kids sprawled on the floor to watch TV.
Sprawl definition: to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner. See examples of SPRAWL used in a sentence.
When you sprawl, you spread out in an ungainly way, like when you're lying down comfortably on the sofa with your legs and arms flung out around you.
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.
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.
Definition of sprawl verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SPRAWL definition: 1. to sit or lie in a relaxed, untidy position with your arms and legs stretched out: 2. to cover…. Learn more.
Definition of sprawl noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. the act or an instance of sprawling. a sprawling posture or arrangement of items. the urban area formed by the expansion of a town or city into surrounding countryside: the urban sprawl. the process by which this has happened. Etymology: Old English spreawlian; related to Old English spryttan to sprout, spurt, Greek speirein to scatter.
