1. Sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
   "The teenagers sprawled on the couch while watching TV"
    
2. Go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
   "Branches sprawling out quite far";
   - straggle, ramble

1. An aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
   "The urban sprawl around Manchester includes several smaller towns";
   - conurbation, urban sprawl
    
2. An ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
   "The toddler's sprawl on the floor made it difficult to dress him";
   - sprawling

Derived forms: sprawling, sprawls, sprawled

Type of: attitude, distribute, lie, populated area, position, posture, sit, sit down, spread, urban area

Encyclopedia: Sprawl