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Verb: sprawl  sprol
  1. Sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
     
  2. Go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
    "Branches sprawling out quite far";
    - straggle, ramble
Noun: sprawl  sprol
  1. An aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
    - conurbation, urban sprawl
     
  2. An ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
    - sprawling

Derived forms: sprawls, sprawled, sprawling

Type of: attitude, distribute, lie, populated area, position, posture, sit, sit down, spread, urban area

Encyclopedia: Sprawl