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[spro:l] 1. verb1) (to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.) stegniti vse štiri od sebe2) ((of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way.) razrasti se2. noun1) (an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.) razkrečenost2) (an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.) razvejanost•* * *I [sprɔ:l]nounraztezanje, raztegovanje, razkrečeno ležanje ali sedenje; raztresena čreda ali množica; gomazenjeII [sprɔ:l]transitive verbiztegniti, stegniti od sebe, (nerodno) razkrečiti, razširiti (ude) ( out); intransitive verb zavaliti se, leči, zlekniti se (v vsej svoji dolžini); gomazeti, plaziti se (po zemlji); bujno se razrasti, vejati se (o rastlinah); raztezati se ( across čez)sprawl charge military napad v rojihto send s.o. sprawling — zrušiti koga z udarcem na tla
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sprawl´er — sprawl «sprl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to toss or spread the limbs about, like an infant or an animal lying on its back: »reading contentedly with his legs sprawled over the arm of the couch. 2. to lie or sit with the limbs spread out, especially… … Useful english dictionary
sprawl — 1 verb also sprawl out (intransitive always + adv/prep) 1 to lie or sit with your arms or legs stretched out in a lazy or careless way (+ in/on etc): He just sprawls out in his chair and expects me to bring his dinner. | be sprawled out: The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sprawl — sprawl1 [spro:l US spro:l] v also sprawl out [I always + adverb/preposition] [: Old English; Origin: spreawlian] 1.) to lie or sit with your arms or legs stretched out in a lazy or careless way ▪ He sprawled out on the sofa. ▪ I tripped on a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sprawl — [[t]sprɔ͟ːl[/t]] sprawls, sprawling, sprawled 1) VERB If you sprawl somewhere, you sit or lie down with your legs and arms spread out in a careless way. → See also sprawled [V prep/adv] She sprawled on the bed as he had left her, not even moving… … English dictionary
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. spr[ae]lle, spr[ae]lde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder, to struggle.] 1. To spread… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sprawl — [sprôl] vi. [ME spraulen < OE spreawlian, to move convulsively: see SPROUT] 1. a) to spread the limbs in a relaxed, awkward, or unnatural position b) to sit or lie in such a position [to sprawl in a chair] 2. to crawl in an awkward, ungainly… … English World dictionary
sprawl — ► VERB 1) sit, lie, or fall with one s limbs spread out in an ungainly way. 2) (often as adj. sprawling) spread out irregularly over a large area. ► NOUN 1) a sprawling position or movement. 2) a sprawling group or mass, especially the… … English terms dictionary
sprawl — [v] sit or lie spread out drape, extend, flop, lie, lie spread eagle*, loll, lounge, ramble, recline, sit, slouch, slump, spread, straddle, straggle, stretch, trail; concept 201 Ant. straighten … New thesaurus
sprawl|ing — «SPR lihng», adjective. spread out in an irregular or rambling fashion: »Figurative. New York s sprawling apparel industry (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
Sprawl trilogy — Covers of the Sprawl trilogy novels: Neuromancer (left), Count Zero (center), and Mona Lisa Overdrive (right). The Sprawl trilogy (also known as the Neuromancer, Cyberspace, or Matrix trilogy) is William Gibson s first set of novels, composed of… … Wikipedia
sprawl — [[t]sprɔl[/t]] v. i. 1) to be spread out awkwardly 2) to sit or lie with limbs spread out 3) to spread out or be distributed irregularly 4) to crawl or scramble awkwardly 5) to stretch out (the limbs) as in sprawling 6) to spread out or… … From formal English to slang