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strag·gle
(străg′əl)intr.v. strag·gled, strag·gling, strag·gles
1.
a. To move or proceed slowly or in a scattered or irregular group: "The millworkers straggled out for lunch" (Carson McCullers).
b. To move or lag behind another or others: "Bawling calves straggled after cows" (Jean M. Auel).
2. To extend or be spread out: "The willow herb straggled over the heaps of rubble" (George Orwell).
3. To hang limply or loosely: "the potbellied man, whose dirty hair straggled to his shoulders" (Stephen King).
n.
A scattered or disorderly group, as of people or things.
[Middle English straglen, to wander.]
strag′gler n.
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straggle
(ˈstræɡəl)vb (intr)
1. to go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; stray
2. to linger behind or wander from a main line or part
[C14: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to strake and stretch]
ˈstraggler n
ˈstraggling adj
ˈstragglingly adv
ˈstraggly adj
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strag•gle
(ˈstræg əl)v.i. -gled, -gling.
1. to stray from the road, course, or line of march.
2. to wander about; ramble.
3. to spread at irregular intervals: trees straggling over the hillside.
[1350–1400; Middle English straglen, of uncertain orig.]
strag′gler, n.
strag′gling•ly, adv.
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straggle
Past participle: straggled
Gerund: straggling
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Noun | 1. | straggle - a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers" |
Verb | 1. | straggle - wander from a direct or straight course |
2. | straggle - go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far" spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
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straggle
verb
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straggle
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Translations
يَتَخَلَّف عن الرَّكْبيَنْتَشِر في غَيْرِ نِظام
růst neuspořádánězpožďovat se
sakke bagud
összevissza nő
dragast afturúrdreifa/láta vaxa óreglulega
atsilikėlisišsidraikęsišsidraikymasišsimėtęsišsimėtymas
atpaliktbūt izklaidunekārtīgi augt/plestiesnoklīst
oneskorovať sarásť neporiadne
ayrı düşmekdağınık bir biçimde yayılmakgeride kalmak
straggle
[ˈstrægl] VI1. (= lag behind) → rezagarse
the guests straggled out into the night → los invitados salieron poco a poco y desaparecieron en la noche
as the last runners straggled over the finishing line → a medida que iban cruzando la meta los últimos corredores ...
the guests straggled out into the night → los invitados salieron poco a poco y desaparecieron en la noche
as the last runners straggled over the finishing line → a medida que iban cruzando la meta los últimos corredores ...
2. (= spread untidily) (Bot) → lozanear; [hair] → caer lacio
the village straggles on for miles → el pueblo se extiende varios kilómetros (sin tener un plano fijo)
her hair straggles over her face → el pelo le cae lacio delante de la cara
the village straggles on for miles → el pueblo se extiende varios kilómetros (sin tener un plano fijo)
her hair straggles over her face → el pelo le cae lacio delante de la cara
straggle away straggle off VI + ADV → dispersarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
straggle
vi
(= spread untidily, houses, trees) → verstreut liegen; (hair) → (unordentlich) hängen; (plant) → (in die Länge) wuchern, in die Höhe schießen; the town straggles on for miles → die Stadt zieht sich über Meilen hin
to straggle behind → zurückbleiben, hinterherzockeln (inf); to straggle behind the leader → in weitem Abstand hinter dem Führer zurückbleiben or hinterherzockeln (inf); to straggle along the road → die Straße entlangbummeln or -zockeln (inf); to straggle in/out → vereinzelt kommen/gehen; stop straggling → bleibt beieinander
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
straggle
[ˈstrægl] vi (lag behind) → rimanere indietro; (spread untidily) → estendersi disordinatamenteto straggle in/out → entrare/uscire uno ad uno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
straggle
(ˈstrӕgl) verb1. to grow or spread untidily. His beard straggled over his chest.
2. to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc.
ˈstraggler noun a person who walks too slowly during a march etc and gets left behind. A car was sent to pick up the stragglers.
ˈstraggly adjective straggling untidily. straggly hair.
ˈstraggliness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.