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Sprawl (spr&asuml_;l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sprawled (spr&asuml_;ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Sprawling.] [OE. spraulen; cf. Sw. sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw. spralla, Dan. sprælle, sprælde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder, to struggle.] 1. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully.
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2. To spread irregularly, as vines, plants, or trees; to spread ungracefully, as chirography.
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3. To move, when lying down, with awkward extension and motions of the limbs; to scramble in creeping.
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The birds were not fledged; but upon sprawling and struggling to get clear of the flame, down they tumbled. L'Estrange.
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sprawl (spr&asuml_;l), n. The position or state resulting from sprawling; as, he sat on the couch in a sprawl; uncontrolled urban sprawl.
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