sprawled; sprawling; sprawls            
        
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                                                      : to lie or sit with arms and legs spread out                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : to spread or develop irregularly or without restraint                                      
              
                             
bushes sprawling along the road
                                       sprawling suburbs
                                       a sprawling narrative
                         
                
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                                                      : to creep or clamber awkwardly                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : to lie thrashing or tossing about                                      
                
                    
                                
              
          
                                                      : to cause to spread out carelessly or awkwardly                                      
              
                             
sprawled out her books on the table
                         
                
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                                                      : an irregularly spread or scattered group or mass                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : the act, posture, or condition of sprawling                                      
                
                    
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