sprawl
11sprawl — [[t]sprɔ͟ːl[/t]] sprawls, sprawling, sprawled 1) VERB If you sprawl somewhere, you sit or lie down with your legs and arms spread out in a careless way. → See also sprawled [V prep/adv] She sprawled on the bed as he had left her, not even moving… …
12sprawl — sprawl1 [spro:l US spro:l] v also sprawl out [I always + adverb/preposition] [: Old English; Origin: spreawlian] 1.) to lie or sit with your arms or legs stretched out in a lazy or careless way ▪ He sprawled out on the sofa. ▪ I tripped on a… …
13sprawl — 1 verb also sprawl out (intransitive always + adv/prep) 1 to lie or sit with your arms or legs stretched out in a lazy or careless way (+ in/on etc): He just sprawls out in his chair and expects me to bring his dinner. | be sprawled out: The… …
14sprawl — I n. urban sprawl II v. (P; intr.) to sprawl on the sofa * * * [sprɔːl] (P; intr.) to sprawl on the sofa urban sprawl …
15sprawl — sprawl1 [ sprɔl ] verb intransitive 1. ) to sit or lie with your arms and legs stretched out in different directions in a relaxed or careless way: We sprawled in front of the fire and watched TV. 2. ) to stretch over or across something in an… …
16sprawl — {{11}}sprawl (n.) 1719, from SPRAWL (Cf. sprawl) (v.); meaning straggling expansion of built up districts into surrounding countryside is from 1955. {{12}}sprawl (v.) O.E. spreawlian move convulsively, with cognates in the Scandinavian languages… …
17sprawl — I UK [sprɔːl] / US [sprɔl] verb [intransitive] Word forms sprawl : present tense I/you/we/they sprawl he/she/it sprawls present participle sprawling past tense sprawled past participle sprawled 1) to sit or lie with your arms and legs stretched… …
18sprawl — [[t]sprɔl[/t]] v. i. 1) to be spread out awkwardly 2) to sit or lie with limbs spread out 3) to spread out or be distributed irregularly 4) to crawl or scramble awkwardly 5) to stretch out (the limbs) as in sprawling 6) to spread out or… …
19Sprawl — Neuromancer ist der erste Teil einer gleichnamigen Romantrilogie, die auch unter dem Namen Sprawl Series bekannt ist. Verfasst wurde er von dem Autor William Gibson und erschien 1984 in Amerika und 1987 in Deutschland. Der Roman gilt als die… …
20sprawl — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sprēawlian Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. archaic to lie thrashing or tossing about b. to creep or clamber awkwardly 2. to lie or sit with arms and legs spread out 3. to sprea …
