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straggle
DEFINITIONS OF:
straggle
1
v
wander from a direct or straight course
Synonyms:
depart
,
digress
,
sidetrack
Type of:
deviate
,
divert
turn aside; turn away from
v
go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
“Branches
straggling
out quite far”
Synonyms:
sprawl
Type of:
distribute
,
spread
distribute or disperse widely
n
a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)
“a
straggle
of outbuildings”
“a
straggle
of followers”
Type of:
group
,
grouping
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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