Sprawl
[sprɔːl] or [sprɔl]
Definition
(noun.) an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about.
(verb.) sit or lie with one's limbs spread out.
(verb.) go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; 'Branches straggling out quite far'.
Inputed by Huntington--From WordNet
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.
Checker: Peggy
Definition
v.i. to toss or kick about the limbs: to stretch the body carelessly when lying: to spread ungracefully.—n. a sprawling posture.—n. Sprawl′er.
Checked by Giselle
Examples
- How that scene lives still, the sprawl, the flushed faces, the angry voice of the boy! H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- My long-sword circled whirring through the air, and a great ape sprawled, headless, at the feet of the fainting girls. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Only the Russian sprawled as large as ever across Asia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Her bejewelled hands lay sprawling in her amber satin lap. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- They raced wildly after me until, finally, my foot struck a projecting piece of quartz, and down I went sprawling upon the moss. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
Typed by Jerry