sprawl : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sprawl	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sprawl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sprawl n an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities Synonym(s): conurbation, urban sprawl, sprawl an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about Synonym(s): sprawl, sprawling v sit or lie with one's limbs spread out go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far" Synonym(s): sprawl, straggle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sprawl \Sprawl\ (spr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprawled} (spr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprawling}.] [OE. spraulen; cf. Sw. sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw. spralla, Dan. sp[91]lle, spr[91]lde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder, to struggle.] 1. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully.