- To stray or fall behind.
- To proceed or spread out in a scattered or irregular group.
A scattered or disorderly group, as of people or things.
[Middle English straglen, to wander.]
straggler strag'gler n.
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strag·gle (străg'əl) ![]() |
[Middle English straglen, to wander.]
straggler strag'gler n.| Thesaurus: straggle |
| Antonyms: straggle |
Definition: wander, stray
Antonyms: hurry, run, rush
| Word Tutor: straggle |
The smallest duckling tends to straggle far behind the others.
| Translations: Straggle |
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - strejfe om, gå enkeltvis, gå sin egen vej, brede sig, vokse vildt, forekomme hist og pist
n. - strejftur
Nederlands (Dutch)
afdwalen, verward raken
Français (French)
v. intr. - pousser tout en longueur, pousser au hasard, retomber en désordre (les cheveux), être disséminé, s'étendre en longueur (un village), entrer/sortir les uns après les autres/par petits groupes détachés, traîner
n. - traînard, avion isolé (qui traîne derrière les autres), (Bot) branche gourmande
Deutsch (German)
n. - verstreute (Menschen)menge, Haufen von Nachzüglern
v. - verstreut stehen, wuchern, zurückbleiben
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σκόρπιος κόσμος
v. - βραδυπορώ, αποκόβομαι (από ομάδα), εκτείνομαι ή απλώνομαι ακατάστατα/ακανόνιστα, σκορπίζω
Italiano (Italian)
gruppo di gente, disperdersi
Português (Portuguese)
v. - perambular, espalhar-se
Русский (Russian)
отставать, идти вразброд, двигаться в беспорядке, блуждать (о мыслях), быть разбросанным, расти одиноко (о дереве)
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - rezagarse, desparramarse
n. - separación, dispersión, rezago
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gles rad, utspridd rad
v. - komma bort från vägen, sacka efter, hålla sig undan, avvika
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
掉队, 落伍, 散落, 流离, 四散, 散乱
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 掉隊, 落伍, 散落, 流離, 四散
n. - 散亂
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 벗어나다, 헤매다, 흩어져 있다
n. - 흩어짐, 무질서한
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - だらしなく広がる, 散在する, 列からはぐれる, ほつれる
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ضال, شارد (فعل) يتلكأ
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - פיגר אחר האחרים, השתרך, השתרג, סטה, התפשט, צמח באי-סדר
n. - קבוצה של דברים או אנשים נחשלים או מפוזרים
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