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sprawl
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[sprɔːl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way
(e.g: the door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement)
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Origin
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Old English spreawlian ‘move the limbs convulsively’; related to Danish sprælle ‘kick or splash about’. The noun dates from the early 18th century
[sprɔːl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one's arms and legs are spread out
(e.g: she fell into a sort of luxurious sprawl)
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Origin
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Old English spreawlian ‘move the limbs convulsively’; related to Danish sprælle ‘kick or splash about’. The noun dates from the early 18th century
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