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21lie — I 1. noun it was a lie Syn: untruth, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, invention, (piece of) fiction, falsification, white lie; informal tall story, whopper; humorous terminological inexactitude Ant: truth 2. verb he had lied to the police …
22sprawl — sprawler, n. sprawlingly, adv. /sprawl/, v.i. 1. to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy s legs sprawled in all directions. 2. to sit or lie in a relaxed position with the limbs spread out carelessly or… …
23sprawl — [sprɔːl] verb [I] 1) to sit or lie with your arms and legs stretched out in a relaxed or careless way 2) to stretch over or across something in an ugly and untidy way sprawl noun [singular/U] …
24sprawl — /sprɔl / (say sprawl) verb (i) 1. to be stretched out in irregular or ungraceful movements, as the limbs. 2. to lie or sit with the limbs stretched out in a careless or ungraceful posture. 3. to fall in such a manner. 4. to work one s way… …
25sprawl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. spread, extend, slump, slouch, lounge, loll. See length, horizontal. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stretch out, spread out, slouch, relax, lounge; see also lie 3 , sit 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …
26sprawl — verb ADVERB ▪ lazily ▪ out ▪ He was sprawled out on the sofa. PREPOSITION ▪ across, in, on …
27sprawl — verb 1》 sit, lie, or fall with one s limbs spread out in an ungainly way. 2》 spread out irregularly over a large area. noun 1》 a sprawling position or movement. 2》 a sprawling group or mass. ↘the disorganized expansion of an urban or… …
28sprawl — verb 1) he sprawled on a sofa Syn: stretch out, lounge, loll, lie, recline, drape oneself, slump, flop, slouch 2) the town sprawled ahead of them Syn: spread, stretch, extend …
29sprawl — v 1. stretch out, spraddle, straddle, loll, lounge, Brit. Dial. lollop; lie around, recline, repose, supinate; droop, slump, flop, slouch. 2. branch out, flare, splay, spill over; spread, straggle, ramble, wander, trail, draggle, meander, wind. 3 …
30sprawl — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. sit or lie or fall with limbs flung out or in an ungainly way. b tr. spread (one s limbs) in this way. 2 intr. (of handwriting, a plant, a town, etc.) be of irregular or straggling form. n. 1 a sprawling movement or attitude …
