All sprawl synonyms
sprawl
S s verb sprawl
- lying down β to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- overbalanced β Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- wallow β to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: Goats wallowed in the dust.
- weltering β to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
- go wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- idled β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- founder β a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.
- overbalancing β Present participle of overbalance.
- fall over β person: trip or slip
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- go in β go indoors
- drape β to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- enswathe β Envelop or wrap in a garment or piece of fabric.
- fall through β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- diffused β Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- zigzagged β a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- bummed β depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- fall flat β horizontally level: a flat roof.
- bestrid β to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
- bestride β To bestride something means to be the most powerful and important person or thing in it.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- bestrode β to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
- lay down β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- come to nothing β plan, idea: fail
- outstretch β to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- lie β Jonas, 1880β1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- loll β to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge: to loll on a sofa.
- crash-land β If a pilot crash-lands an aircraft, or if it crash-lands, it lands more quickly and less safely than usual, for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot land normally.
- knock around β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- excurse β To journey or pass through.
- crash β A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- overbalance β to outweigh: The opportunity overbalances the disadvantages of leaving town.
- bumming β a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- go to bed β a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- zigzagging β Present participle of zigzag.
- lounge β to pass time idly and indolently.
- hang loose β to let loose; free from bonds or restraint.
- crashland β Alternative form of crash-land.
- lie down β the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
noun sprawl
- knock-on effect β a chain reaction.