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straggle

/ˈstɹæɡl̩/
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noun

  • An irregular, spread-out group.
  • An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits.

verb

  • To stray from the road, course or line of march.

    "He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own."

  • To wander about; ramble.
  • To spread at irregular intervals.
  • 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.
  • To be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.

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