SPRAWL
\spɹˈɔːl], \spɹˈɔːl], \s_p_ɹ_ˈɔː_l]\
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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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To spread irregularly, as vines, plants, or tress; to spread ungracefully, as chirography.
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To move, when lying down, with awkward extension and motions of the limbs; to scramble in creeping.
By Oddity Software
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To lie with the body and limbs carelessly stretched out; spread in an irregular manner, as a plant.
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To cause to lie or move with the limbs awkwardly stretched out.
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An awkward lying position, or movement.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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