straggle

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)
- a straggle of outbuildings
- a straggle of followers
• Derivationally related forms:
straggly
• Hypernyms:
group, grouping

II - verb

1. wander from a direct or straight course (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
sidetrack, depart, digress
• Derivationally related forms:
straggler, digression (for: digress)
• Hypernyms:
deviate, divert
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way (Freq. 1)
- Branches straggling out quite far
• Syn:
sprawl
• Hypernyms:
spread, distribute
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sprawl, sidetrack, depart, digress