verb

sprawl

to lie or sit awkwardly, to spread out untidily

He sprawled out on the sofa.

He sprawled out on the sofa.

The city sprawls for miles.

The city sprawls for miles.

((on/across sth.)) to lie or sit with your arms and legs spread out. He sprawled out on the sofa.

((over sth.)) (of a city) to spread out over a large area. The city sprawls for miles.

Synonyms: lounge, loll, stretch out; Antonyms: huddle, crouch

From Old English 'sprēawlian', meaning 'to move convulsively'.

Imagine a spider crawling and sprawling its legs out.

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