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

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sprawl

v sprawl [sproːl]

1 to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs. lomp lê يَسْتَلْقي изтягам се rozvalovat se ligge henslængt alle Viere von sich strecken ξαπλώνω απλώνοντας τα μέλη μου lösutama ولو شدن loikoa s'étaler לְהִסתַרֵח पसर जाना izvaliti se, razvaliti se (el)terpeszkedik menggeletak flatmaga, breiða úr sér abbandonarsi 手足を伸ばす 팔다리를 쭉 뻗고 눕다[] išsidrėbti, sudribti izlaisties (krēslā) terhampar hangen breie seg, sitte/ligge henslengt rozwalać się, rozkładać się esparramar-se a se întinde, a se tolăni развалиться roztiahnuť sa, rozvaľovať sa stegniti vse štiri od sebe opružiti se sträcka ut sig, ligga (sitta) och vräka sig นอนกางแขนกางขา yayılıp oturmak 伸開手腳坐或躺 розкидатися, розсідатися ہاتھ پیر پھیلا کر اوندھنا یا گرنا nằm dài ra, ưỡn ra 伸开手脚坐或躺

2 (of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way. versprei يَمْتَد بِغَيْر نِظام разпростирам се на всички страни rozlézat se vokse uhæmmet sich ausbreiten απλώνομαι άτακτα (korrapäratult) laiuma گسترش يافتن levittäytyä s'étaler לְהִתפַּרֵס शहर इत्यादि का अनियमित ढंग से फैल जाना protezati s na sve strane, neuredno se prostirati (el)terpeszkedik terhampar breiða óreglulega úr sér (crescere disordinatamente) 広がる (도시·건물 등이) 보기 흉하게 [] 뻗다 išsimėtyti, išsibarstyti izplesties hamparan uitgespreid liggen flyte utover, vokse vilt rozrastać się espalhar-se a se întinde растянуться rozliezať sa razrasti se pružati se breda ut sig ตวัดไปมาอย่างไร้ระเบียบ düzensiz şekilde yayılmak 蔓延，不規則地展開 розкидатися بے ترتیبی سے پھیلنا nằm ngổn ngang 蔓延，不规则地展开

n

1 an act of sprawling He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa. lomp houding تَمَدُّد، إنْبِطاح изтягане rozvalení henslængt stilling ausgestreckte Lage ξάπλα lösutamine گسترش loikoilu attitude affalée הִשתַרעוּת לְלֹא צוּרָה पसरना rastezanje, protezanje terpeszkedés sikap berbaring það að breiða úr sér (atteggiamento scomposto) 大の字 손발을 쭉 뻗고 흉하게 드러눕기 išsidrėbimas vaļīga/nevērīga poza (sēdot) menggeletak nonchalante houding henslengt stilling rozwalanie się, niedbała poza posição esparramada tolănire небрежная, неуклюжая поза rozvalenie razkrečenost zavaljenost vräkig ställning การนอนกางแขนกางขา yayılma 懶散，伸開手腳 незграбна поза بے ترتیبی سے لیٹنے کا عمل sự nằm ườn ra 懒散，伸开手脚

2 an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc) She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city. uitgestrektheid إمتِداد разпръснато застроена площ rozlehlé bludiště uoverskuelighed ausgestreckte Lage άτακτα εκτεινόμενη περιοχή labürint نا مرتب و بي قاعده sokkelo étendue tentaculaire מְגוּבָּב अव्यवस्थित रूप से फैल जाना širenje, bujanje terpeszkedés hamparan frumskógur (stórborgarinnar) (superficie irregolare) スプロール化した地域 (집들이) 무질서하게 널려 있는 지역 labirintas labirints; šķērsielas hamparan uitgestrektheid uoversiktlig bydel zakamarki casario espalhado întindere tentaculară беспорядочная застройка rozľahlé bludisko razvejanost divlje urbano širenje utbredning เมืองที่ขยายออกไปรอบนอก düzensiz bölge 散亂 забудова, що розростається хаотично بے ترتیب اور بے ہنگم علاقہ đống ngổn ngang 散乱

adj sprawling

the huge, sprawling city of Los Angeles. uitgestrekte إنْتِشار الضَّواحي بِغَيْر تَنْظيم пръснат rozlezlý vildtvoksende sich ausbreitend άτακτα χτισμένος (igas suunas) kasvav rönsyilevä tentaculaire מִתפַּשֵט בְּצוּרָה לא מְסוּדֶרֶת अनियमित ढंग से फैल रहा nepravilan rast, nekontrolirano širenje kuszán elterülő luas dreifður caotico スプロール化する 집들이 불규칙하게 퍼진 nusidriekęs plašs; izpleties hamparan zich uitspreidend som brer seg, viltvoksende, utflytende rozciągnięty, rozpostarty espalhado tentacular растянувшийся rozrastený ki se širi v vse smeri koji se širi utspridd, utbredd ที่ใหญ่โต gelişigüzel yayılmış 散亂的，不規則地展開 такий, що розростається безсистемно فراخ، وسیع ngổn ngang 散乱的，不规则地展开