sprawled (verb)

  • 1sprawl — verb ADVERB ▪ lazily ▪ out ▪ He was sprawled out on the sofa. PREPOSITION ▪ across, in, on …

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  • 2sprawl — 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 …

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  • 3sprawl — [[t]sprɔ͟ːl[/t]] sprawls, sprawling, sprawled 1) VERB If you sprawl somewhere, you sit or lie down with your legs and arms spread out in a careless way. → See also sprawled [V prep/adv] She sprawled on the bed as he had left her, not even moving… …

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  • 4sprawl — 1 verb also sprawl out (intransitive always + adv/prep) 1 to lie or sit with your arms or legs stretched out in a lazy or careless way (+ in/on etc): He just sprawls out in his chair and expects me to bring his dinner. | be sprawled out: The… …

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  • 5sprawl — I UK [sprɔːl] / US [sprɔl] verb [intransitive] Word forms sprawl : present tense I/you/we/they sprawl he/she/it sprawls present participle sprawling past tense sprawled past participle sprawled 1) to sit or lie with your arms and legs stretched… …

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  • 6sprawl´er — sprawl «sprl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to toss or spread the limbs about, like an infant or an animal lying on its back: »reading contentedly with his legs sprawled over the arm of the couch. 2. to lie or sit with the limbs spread out, especially… …

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  • 7corpse — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ naked ▪ bloody, charred, headless, mangled, mutilated ▪ decaying …

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  • 8lie — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, big fat (informal), great, monstrous ▪ He told a big fat lie! ▪ little ▪ …

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  • 9sofa — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ battered ▪ comfortable, comfy (informal), plush, soft ▪ overstuffed ▪ Amy collapsed on her overstuffed leather …

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  • 10hit — [[t]hɪ̱t[/t]] ♦ hits, hitting (The form hit is used in the present tense and is the past and present participle.) 1) VERB If you hit someone or something, you deliberately touch them with a lot of force, with your hand or an object held in your… …

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