sprawl
(BODY)![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() to spread the arms and legs out carelessly and untidily while sitting or lying down Don't sprawl on your chair - sit up straight! I knocked into her in the corridor and sent her sprawling (=knocked her over). sprawl ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She lay in a sprawl on the sofa. sprawled ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He lay sprawled across/on a sofa. ESPECIALLY AMERICAN He was sprawled out on the floor. |
( Cambridge International Dictionary of English ) |