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straggle
('str/&/g/@/l )

noun (n)

  • a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)(noun.group)
    Example:
    A straggle of outbuildings.
    A straggle of followers.
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of straggling.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • wander from a direct or straight course(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    depart, digress, sidetrack
    source: wordnet30
  • go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    sprawl
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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