Translate sprawl | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of sprawl
verb
[no object] sit, lie, or fall with one’s arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way:the door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement she lay sprawled on the bed spread out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way:the town sprawled along several miles of cliff top (as adjective sprawling)the sprawling suburbs
noun
[usually in singular] an ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one’s arms and legs are spread out:she fell into a sort of luxurious sprawl a group or mass of something that has spread out in an untidy or irregular way:a sprawl of buildings the expansion of an urban or industrial area into the adjoining countryside in a way perceived to be disorganized and unattractive:the growth of urban sprawl
