sprawl

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.

[Middle English sprawlen, from Old English sprēawlian, to writhe.]

sprawler sprawl'er n.

verb

1. To sit or lie with the limbs spread out awkwardly: drape, loll, spread-eagle, straddle. See posture.
2. To grow or spread in a disorderly or planless fashion: spill, straggle. See order/disorder.

v

Definition: sit or lay spread out
Antonyms: straighten

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IN BRIEF: To spread out in an untidy manner.

Minutes after you plant a single seed, hundreds of zucchini will barge out of the ground and sprawl around the garden, menacing the other vegetables. — Dave Barry

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - brede sig, slænge sig, flyde, sprede sig
v. tr. - brede sig, slænge sig, flyde, sprede sig
n. - henslængt stilling, uregelmæssig bebyggelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitgespreidheid, met gespreide armen en benen, uitspreiden

Français (French)
v. intr. - s'étaler, se vautrer, s'affaler
v. tr. - faire tomber qn de tout son long
n. - étendue

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausbreitung, Ausstrecken
v. - (sich) ausstrecken, der Länge nach hinfallen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εξάπλωση, ξάπλα, ξαπλάρισμα, (καθομ.) αρυμοτόμητη/αυθαίρετη εξάπλωση αστικής περιοχής
v. - ξαπλάρω, ξαπλώνω, εξαπλώνω/-ομαι, (καθομ.) απλώνομαι χωρίς (ρυμοτομικό) σχέδιο

Italiano (Italian)
spaparacchiatura, spaparacchiarsi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espreguiçamento (m), área urbana com crescimento descontrolado
v. - espreguiçar-se, estender-se

Русский (Russian)
небрежная, неуклюжая поза, нетвердая, неуклюжая походка, сидеть развалившись, растянуться, разъезжаться (о ногах), расползаться во все стороны

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - tumbarse, echarse, repantigarse, extenderse, desparramarse, yacer, caer
v. tr. - abrir, extender
n. - postura desgarbada, extensión, acción de extender sus ramas (una planta)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spretande, utbredning, vräkig ställning
v. - sträcka sig, breda ut sig, ligga o vräka sig, falla raklång, kravla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
伸开四肢躺, 蔓生, 蔓延, 笨拙地爬行, 无计划地扩展, 懒散地伸开, 使不规则地延伸, 使蔓生, 大字形躺卧姿势, 散乱, 杂乱的扩展

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 伸開四肢躺, 蔓生, 蔓延, 笨拙地爬行, 無計劃地擴展
v. tr. - 懶散地伸開, 使不規則地延伸, 使蔓生
n. - 大字形躺臥姿勢, 散亂, 蔓生, 雜亂的擴展

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 기어가다, (덩굴 등이) 얼기설기 퍼지다, 보기 흉하게 벌리다
v. tr. - (손발을) 큰 대자로 뻗다, 뻗어버리도록 때려눕히다, 뿔뿔이 펴지게 하다
n. - 모양 없이 손발을 뻗고 드러눕기, 불규칙한 배열, (도시 등의) 스프롤 현상

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 手足を伸ばして寝る, はびこる, 無秩序に広がる, 手足を伸ばす, 寝そべる
n. - 不規則に広がること, スプロール現象

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) انتشار, انبطاح, تمدد (فعل) استلقى ( على أريكه مثلا) , انتشر (البناء), امتد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮השתרע, רבץ, היה בעל צורה לא סדירה, ישב, נפל או שכב בפישוט איברים‬
v. tr. - ‮פשט את איבריו לצדדים‬
n. - ‮השתרעות, תנוחת רפיון, התפשטות עירונית, פירוור, העדר אחידות וחוסר צורה‬

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