sprawl
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Synonyms: scrawl, spawl, asprawl, sprowl
Antonyms: scrawl, spawl, asprawl, sprowl
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Verb
- To [[sit]] with the [[limb]]s [[spread out]].
- To spread out in a [[disorderly]] fashion; to [[straggle]].
- {{lb|en|wrestling|martial arts}} To [[scoot]] the legs backwards, so as to land on the upper back of an opponent attempting a [[takedown]].
Noun
- An [[ungainly]] sprawling [[posture]].
- A [[straggling]], [[haphazard]] [[growth]], especially of [[housing]] on the [[edge]] of a [[city]].
- {{lb|en|wrestling|martial arts}} A defensive technique that is done in response to certain [[takedown]] attempts, where one scoots the legs backwards so as to land on the upper back of the opponent.
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