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Meaning of straggle

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

straggle

Pronunciation:/ˈstɹæɡl̩/

noun

Definitions

  1. An irregular, spread-out group.

  2. An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits.

verb

Definitions

  1. To stray from the road, course or line of march.

    Example: He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own.

  2. To wander about; ramble.

  3. To spread at irregular intervals.

  4. To escape or stretch beyond proper limits, as the branches of a plant; to spread widely apart; to shoot too far or widely in growth.