| Front | sprawl |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, nounBrE /sprɔːl/NAmE /sprɔːl/verb 1 [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to sit or lie with your arms and legs spread out in a relaxed or awkward wayHe was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV. Something hit her and sent her sprawling to the ground. I tripped and went sprawling. 2 [intransitive] + adv./prep. to spread in an untidy way; to cover a large areaThe town sprawled along the side of the lake. noun 1 [countable, usually singular, uncountable] a large area covered with buildings that spreads from the city into the countryside in an ugly wayattempts to control the fast-growing urban sprawl 2 [countable, usually singular] an act of spreading to cover a large area in an untidy way; sth that spreads like this |
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