sprawl

sprawl  (sprôl)

v. sprawled, sprawl·ing, sprawls

v.intr.

1. To sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly.

2. To spread out in a straggling or disordered fashion: untidy tenements sprawling toward the river.

v.tr.

To cause to spread out in a straggling or disordered fashion.

n.

1. A sprawling position or posture.

2. Haphazard growth or extension outward, especially that resulting from real estate development on the outskirts of a city: urban sprawl.

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[Middle English sprawlen, from Old English sprawlian, to writhe; see sper- in Indo-European roots.]

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sprawler n.

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sprawl

Verb

1. to sit or lie with one's arms and legs spread out

2. to spread out untidily over a large area: the pulp mill sprawled over the narrow flats

Noun

the part of a city or town that has not been planned and spreads out untidily over a large area: the huge Los Angeles sprawl [Old English spreawlian]

sprawling adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sprawl - an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities conurbation, urban sprawl subtopia - monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings populated area, urban area - a geographical area constituting a city or town
	2.	sprawl - an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about sprawling posture, attitude, position - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
Verb	1.	sprawl - sit or lie with one's limbs spread out sit, sit down - be seated spread-eagle - stand with arms and legs spread out lie - be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"
	2.	sprawl - go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far" straggle spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

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sprawl

verb loll, slump, lounge, flop, slouch

Translations

sprawl [sprɔːl] vi → tumbarse

n urban sprawl → crecimiento urbano descontrolado;

to send sb sprawling → tirar a algn al suelo

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sprawl [sprɔːl] vi → s'étaler

n urban sprawl → expansion urbaine;

to send sb sprawling → envoyer qn rouler par terre

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sprawl [sprɔːl] vi (person) → sich ausstrecken;

(place) → wild wuchern

n urban sprawl → wild wuchernde Ausbreitung des Stadtgebietes;

to send sb sprawling → jdn zu Boden werfen

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sprawl [sprɔːl] vi → sdraiarsi (in modo scomposto)

n urban sprawl → sviluppo urbanistico incontrollato;

to send sb sprawling → mandare qn a gambe all'aria