What is the meaning of sprawl?

noun

  • An aggregation or continuous network of urban communities.
  • An ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about.

verb

  • Sit or lie with one's limbs spread out.
  • Go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way.
    • usage: "Branches straggling out quite far"
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