Straggle Synonyms & Definitions

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• StraggleDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The act of straggling.
2. (v. t.) To be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.
3. (v. t.) 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.
4. (v. t.) To wander at large; to roam idly about; to ramble.
5. (v. t.) 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.

• StragglerDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A roving vagabond.
2. (n.) Something that stands alone or by itself.
3. (n.) Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.
4. (n.) One who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which he belongs; one who falls behind the rest; one who rambles without any settled direction.