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  Straggle \Strag"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Straggled; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Straggling.] [Freq. of OE. straken to roam, to
     stroke. See Stroke, v. t.]
     1. To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to
        stray; to wander from the line of march or desert the line
        of battle; as, when troops are on the march, the men
        should not straggle. --Dryden.
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     2. To wander at large; to roam idly about; to ramble.
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              The wolf spied out a straggling kid.  --L'Estrange.
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     3. 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.
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              Trim off the small, superfluous branches on each
              side of the hedge that straggle too far out.
                                                    --Mortimer.
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     4. To be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.
        ``Straggling pistol shots.'' --Sir W. Scott.
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              They came between Scylla and Charybdis and the
              straggling rocks.                     --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
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  Straggle \Strag"gle\, n.
     The act of straggling. [R.] --Carlyle.
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  Straggle \Strag"gle\, n.
     The act of straggling. [R.] --Carlyle.

  Straggle \Strag"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Straggled; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Straggling.] [Freq. of OE. straken to roam, to
     stroke. See Stroke, v. t.]
     1. To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to
        stray; to wander from the line of march or desert the line
        of battle; as, when troops are on the march, the men
        should not straggle. --Dryden.
  
     2. To wander at large; to roam idly about; to ramble.
  
              The wolf spied out a straggling kid.  --L'Estrange.
  
     3. 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.
  
              Trim off the small, superfluous branches on each
              side of the hedge that straggle too far out.
                                                    --Mortimer.
  
     4. To be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.
        ``Straggling pistol shots.'' --Sir W. Scott.
  
              They came between Scylla and Charybdis and the
              straggling rocks.                     --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.

  straggle
       n : a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons);
           "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers"
       v 1: wander from a direct or straight course [syn: sidetrack, depart,
             digress]
       2: go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way;
          "Branches straggling out quite far" [syn: sprawl]

  straggle
     n.
     1 An irregular, spread-out group.
     2 An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits.
     vb.
     To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its
  kind.

  straggle
     n.
     1 An irregular, spread-out group.
     2 An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits.
     vb.
     To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its
  kind.

  straggle
     n.
     1 An irregular, spread-out group.
     2 An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits.
     vb.
     To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its
  kind.

  straggle
     n.
     1 An irregular, spread-out group.
     2 An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits.
     vb.
     To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its
  kind.

  straggle
     Engelska vb.
     sacka efter, komma på efterkälken

  Straggle /stɹˈaɡəl/
  ته

  straggle //ˈstɹæɡl̩// 
  1. разпръсвам се
  to spread at irregular intervals
  2. отклонявам се
  to stray from the road
  3. блуждая
  to wander about

  straggle /stɹˈaɡəl/ 
  roztrousit

  straggle /stɹˈaɡəl/ 
  rozptýlit

  straggle /stɹˈaɡəl/ 
  hinterhertrotten, nachzockeln 
   see: straggling, straggled
  

  straggle /stɹˈaɡəl/ 
  umherstreifen 
   see: straggling, straggled, straggles, straggled
  

  straggle //ˈstɹæɡl̩// 
  1. levitellä
  to spread at irregular intervals
  2. eksyä
  to stray from the road
  3. kuljeksia
  to wander about

  straggle /stɹˈaɡəl/ 
  1. से अलग हो जाना
        "After the death of his father his family straggled."

  straggle /stɹˈaɡəl/
  izgubiti put, zalutati

  straggle /ˈstrægəl/ 
   1.  rozciągać się
   2.  być rozwleczonym

  straggle /stɹˈaɡəl/
  1. yoldan sapmak: sürü veya bölükten ayrılıp dağınık gitmek
  2. dağınık olmak. straggler  arkada kalan kimse. straggly  dağınık.

  
/ˈstɹæɡəɫ/

  137 Moby Thesaurus words for "straggle":
     amble, barge, bat around, be lengthy, be prolonged, belong,
     bowl along, bum, bundle, clump, count ties, crane, dawdle,
     divagate, drag, drift, err, excurse, extend, extend out,
     fall behind, flit, flounce, foot, footslog, gad, gad about,
     gallivant, get behind, go about, go adrift, go astray,
     go the rounds, halt, hang back, hippety-hop, hit the road,
     hit the trail, hitch, hobble, hobo, hop, jaunt, jog, jolt, jump,
     knock about, knock around, lag, limp, linger, linger behind,
     loiter, lumber, lunge, lurch, maunder, meander, mince, mooch,
     mosey, nomadize, outreach, outstretch, pace, paddle, peg,
     peregrinate, pererrate, piaffe, piaffer, plod, prance, prowl, rack,
     ramble, range, reach out, roam, roll, rove, run about, sashay,
     saunter, scramble, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, shamble, shuffle,
     sidle, single-foot, skip, slink, slither, slog, slouch, snake,
     sprangle, sprawl, spread-eagle, stagger, stalk, stamp,
     stand on tiptoes, stomp, straddle, stray, stretch, stretch out,
     stride, stroll, strut, stump, swagger, swing, tittup, toddle,
     totter, trail, trail behind, traipse, tramp, trip, trudge, twist,
     twist and turn, vagabond, vagabondize, waddle, walk the tracks,
     wamble, wander, wayfare, wiggle, wind, wobble
  
  

  v. 迷路，漫延

     vi. 迷路,落伍,蔓延
     n. 散乱