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Sprawled

To sit with the limbs spread out.

📖 Definitions of "Sprawled"

verb
  1. 1

    To sit with the limbs spread out.

  2. 2

    To spread out in a disorderly fashion; to straggle.

🔄 Synonyms of "Sprawled"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
extendedStretched out or pulled out; expanded.
sprawlingnounExpansive; extensive
sprawly(colloquial) sprawling.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sprawled"

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WordDefinition
extendedStretched out or pulled out; expanded.
sprawly(colloquial) sprawling.
splayedwide open
stretched out(of the body) extended to full length
reclinedverbIn a reclining posture.
laid down
slumpedverbwith shoulders drooping
layingverbThe act by which something is laid (in any sense).
lying down"Lying Down" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her twelfth English-language studio album, Courage.
slouchedverbwith shoulders drooping
loungedverb(intransitive) To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
splayingnounA shape or motion that splays.
stretch outverb(transitive, intransitive) To stretch (something or oneself) (To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles).
laydownnoun(usually uncountable) The act of laying something down.
loungingverbThe act of one who lounges.
lay downverb(transitive) To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies).
spradlingnounA surname.
laid out
spread eaglenounA position of the body involving full extension of the limbs with both fore- and hind-limbs spread wide, usually referring to humans or heraldic eagles.
outstretchedExtended or stretched out.

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