sprawl as a noun: - 1
- 2
as a verb: - 1
- 2
sprawl
noun
1 sprawl
An aggregation or continuous network of urban communities.
synonyms: conurbation, urban sprawl.
Dutch: stadsuitbreiding, agglomeratie, conurbatie, stadsgewest
Polish: konurbacja
2 sprawl
An ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about.
synonym: sprawling.
Dutch: uitlopen
verb
1 sprawl
Sit or lie with one's limbs spread out.
Roget 213:
be horizontal
etc.
adj.;
lie,
recline,
couch;
lie down,
lie flat,
lie prostrate;
sprawl,
loll,
sit down.
render horizontal
etc.
adj.;
lay down,
lay out;
level,
flatten;
prostrate,
knock down,
floor,
fell.
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Roget 306:
descend;
go down,
drop down,
come down;
fall,
gravitate,
drop,
slip,
slide,
rappel,
settle;
plunge,
plummet,
crash;
decline,
set,
sink,
droop,
come down a peg;
slump.
dismount,
alight,
light,
get down;
swoop;
stoop
etc.
308;
fall prostrate,
precipitate oneself;
let fall
etc.
308.
tumble,
trip,
stumble,
titubate†,
lurch,
pitch,
swag,
topple,
topple over,
tumble over,
topple down,
tumble down;
tilt,
sprawl,
plump down,
come down a cropper.
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Roget 200:
be long
etc.
adj.;
stretch out,
sprawl;
extend to,
reach to,
stretch to;
make a long arm,
drag its slow length along. "
render long
etc.
adj.;
lengthen,
extend,
elongate;
stretch;
prolong,
produce,
protract;
let out,
draw out,
spin out†;
drawl.
enfilade,
look along,
view in perspective.
distend
(expand)
194.
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Dutch: verspreiden, armen en benen uitspreiden
2 sprawl
Go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way.
synonym: straggle.
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