Sprawl - English meaning

Sprawl – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way.
Usage examples:
The door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement
Synonims:
Stretch out Lounge Loll Lie Lie down Lie back Recline Drape oneself Be recumbent Be prostrate Be supine Slump Flop Slouch

noun
An ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one's arms and legs are spread out.
Usage examples:
She fell into a sort of luxurious sprawl

Sprawl translation into English

Sprawl: translate from English into Chinese

蔓延, 蔓生, 铺展, 爬行

Sprawl: translate from English into Dutch

Wildgroei, Nonchalant liggen

Sprawl: translate from English into French

Étalement, Faire tomber, S'étendre, S'affaler, S'étaler

Sprawl: translate from English into German

Ausbreitung, Lümmeln, Ausgestreckt liegen, Sich lümmeln, Ausgestreckt sitzen, Flegeln, Sich fläzen, Sich flegeln

Sprawl: translate from English into Hindi

लोटना, पड़ा रहना, बेतुके ढंग से पसरना, भद्दे ढंग से हाथ पाँव फैलाना, हाथ-पाँव फैलाकर लेटना, हाथ-पाँव फैलाकर बैठना

Sprawl: translate from English into Italian

Sprawl, Distendersi, Massa disordinata, Stravaccarsi, Posizione scomposta, Cadere scompostamente, Crescere disordinatamente

Sprawl: translate from English into Korean

쭉 펴다, 쭉 뻗다, 팔다리를 뻗다, 불규칙하게 넓어짐, 불규칙하게 뻗음, 큰 대자로 뻗고 누움, 큰 대자로 나가자빠지게 하다, 불규칙하게 뻗어나다, 꼴사납게 뻗어나다, 볼품없이 뻗어 있다, 허위적거리다, 팔다리를 펴다

Sprawl: translate from English into Russian

Расползание, Растягиваться, Развалиться, Разлечься, Неуклюжее движение, Растягивать, Раскидывать небрежно, Раскидывать неуклюже, Неуклюжая поза, Расползаться во все стороны

Sprawl: translate from English into Spanish

Extensión, Postura desgarbada, Tumbarse, Arrellanarse

Word origin

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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Sprawl – similar words

sprawled

verb
Sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way.
Usage examples:
The door shot open, sending him sprawling across the pavement

noun
An ungainly or carelessly relaxed position in which one's arms and legs are spread out.
Usage examples:
She fell into a sort of luxurious sprawl

adjective
Lying or sitting with your arms and legs spread out carelessly and untidily
Usage examples:
He was sprawled (out) on the floor., a boy with a shaved head was sprawled in a chair behind her.

Sprawled - all meanings in English

Sprawl synonims

flop

verb
Fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way.
Usage examples:
His blond hair flopped over his eyes

noun
A heavy, loose, and ungainly movement, or a sound made by it.
Usage examples:
They hit the ground with a flop

combining form
Floating-point operations per second (used as a measure of computing power).
Usage examples:
A gigaflop computer

Flop - all meanings in English

lie

verb
(of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.
Usage examples:
The body lay face downwards on the grass

noun
The way, direction, or position in which something lies.
Usage examples:
He was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets

verb
Tell a lie or lies.
Usage examples:
Why had ashenden lied about his visit to london?

Lie - all meanings in English

loll

verb
Sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way.
Usage examples:
The two girls lolled in their chairs

verb
To lie or sit in a relaxed, informal way, or (esp. of the tongue) to hang loosely
Usage examples:
She lolled in an armchair., the patient lay with her mouth open, her tongue lolling out.

Loll - all meanings in English

lounge

verb
Lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way.
Usage examples:
Several students were lounging about reading papers

noun
A public room in a hotel, theatre, or club in which to sit and relax.
Usage examples:
The hotel has a pleasant lounge and bar

noun
A public room for relaxing or waiting in
Usage examples:
A faculty lounge, she was lounging on the beach.

Lounge - all meanings in English

recline

verb
Lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported.
Usage examples:
She was reclining in a deckchair

verb
Move the upper body backwards and down

Recline - all meanings in English

slouch

verb
Stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way.
Usage examples:
He slouched against the wall

noun
A lazy, drooping posture or movement.
Usage examples:
His stance was a round-shouldered slouch

Slouch - all meanings in English

slump

verb
Sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply.
Usage examples:
She slumped against the cushions

noun
A sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something.
Usage examples:
A slump in profits

verb
To fall heavily and suddenly
Usage examples:
She slumped to the floor in a faint., the old man slumped in his chair, asleep., we both slumped ag…

Slump - all meanings in English

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