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Noun
S:
(n)
sprawl
,
sprawling
(an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(adj)
sprawly
[Related to:
sprawl
] (extended out irregularly)
"a big sprawly city"
W:
(v)
sprawl
[Related to:
sprawl
,
sprawling
] (sit or lie with one's limbs spread out)
Verb
S:
(v)
sprawl
(sit or lie with one's limbs spread out)
S:
(v)
sprawl
,
straggle
(go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way)
"Branches straggling out quite far"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
spread
,
distribute
(distribute or disperse widely)
"The invaders spread their language all over the country"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Adjective
S:
(adj)
sprawling
,
straggling
,
rambling
,
straggly
(spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly)
"sprawling handwriting"; "straggling branches"; "straggly hair"