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1 straggle
B vi1 ( spread untidily) to straggle along s'étendre au hasard le long de [road, beach, railtrack] ; huts straggled down the mountainside des refuges étaient disséminés sur le flanc de la montagne ; his hair was straggled over his eyes des mèches folles tombaient sur ses yeux ;2 ( dawdle) traîner ; they were straggling behind the other walkers ils étaient à la traîne derrière les autres promeneurs.C straggling pres p adj [hedge] broussailleux/-euse ; [hair, moustache] en désordre ; [plant] qui pousse dans tous les sens ; a straggle village/suburb un village/une banlieue s'étendant au hasard.■ straggle in [latecomers, runners] arriver petit à petit.■ straggle off [crowd, group] se disperser peu à peu.
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Straggle — Strag gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Straggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straggling}.] [Freq. of OE. straken to roam, to stroke. See {Stroke}, v. t.] 1. To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to stray; to wander from the line of march or desert… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
straggle — I. intransitive verb (straggled; straggling) Etymology: Middle English straglen Date: 15th century 1. to wander from the direct course or way ; rove, stray 2. to trail off from others of its kind < little cabins straggling off into the woods > •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
straggle — verb a) To stray from the road, course or line of march. He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own. b) To wander about; ramble … Wiktionary
straggle — v 1. stray, wander off, digress, deviate; detour, go round about. 2. ramble, wander, wander around, meander; amble, amble about, gad, gad about, jaunt; nomadize, peregrinate, flit, traipse; drift, mosey, shuffle, stumble or limp or hobble along;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Straggled — Straggle Strag gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Straggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straggling}.] [Freq. of OE. straken to roam, to stroke. See {Stroke}, v. t.] 1. To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to stray; to wander from the line of march or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Straggling — Straggle Strag gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Straggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straggling}.] [Freq. of OE. straken to roam, to stroke. See {Stroke}, v. t.] 1. To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to stray; to wander from the line of march or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wander — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. rove, ramble, stroll, walk, range; digress, swerve, deviate, stray; rave, maunder, be delirious; moon; straggle, forage. See travel, deviation, insanity, motion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stroll]… … English dictionary for students
stray — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. wander, straggle, roam, rove, ramble; digress; deviate, err. See deviation, error. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rove, roam, swerve, go amiss, go astray, deviate; see also turn 3 , walk 1 . III (Roget s… … English dictionary for students
cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources … Universalium
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sidle — Synonyms and related words: accost, advance, amble, approach, appropinquate, approximate, ascend, avert, bank, barge, bear down on, bear down upon, bear off, bear up, bowl along, bundle, cant, careen, climb, close, close in, close with, clump,… … Moby Thesaurus