Overview of noun sprawl

The noun sprawl has 2 senses

• conurbation, urban sprawl, sprawl -- (an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities)


• sprawl, sprawling -- (an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about)

Overview of verb sprawl

The verb sprawl has 2 senses

• sprawl -- (sit or lie with one's limbs spread out)


• sprawl, straggle -- (go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far")