Sprawl \Sprawl\ (spr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sprawled
(spr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Sprawling.]
[OE. spraulen;
cf. Sw. sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw. spralla, Dan.
sp[ae]lle, spr[ae]lde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder,
to struggle.]
1. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a
horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out
ungracefully.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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