- (n.) The act of straggling.
- (v.t.) To be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.
- (v.t.) To escape or stretch beyond proper limits, as the branches of a plant; to spread widely apart; to shoot too far or widely in growth.
- (v.t.) To wander at large; to roam idly about; to ramble.
- (v.t.) To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to stray; to wander from the line of march or desert the line of battle; as, when troops are on the march, the men should not straggle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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