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STRAGGLE

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• STRAGGLE (noun)
The noun STRAGGLE has 1 sense:

1. a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)

Familiarity information: STRAGGLE used as a noun is very rare.

• STRAGGLE (verb)
The verb STRAGGLE has 2 senses:

1. wander from a direct or straight course
2. go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way

Familiarity information: STRAGGLE used as a verb is rare.

• STRAGGLE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context examples:

a straggle of outbuildings / a straggle of followers

Hypernyms ("straggle" is a kind of...):

group; grouping (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)

• STRAGGLE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Wander from a direct or straight course

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

sidetrack; straggle; digress; depart

Hypernyms (to "straggle" is one way to...):

deviate; divert (turn aside; turn away from)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

sprawl; straggle

Context example:

Branches straggling out quite far

Hypernyms (to "straggle" is one way to...):

distribute; spread (distribute or disperse widely)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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(English proverb)
"Unfortunates learn from their own mistakes, and the lucky ones learn from other's mistakes."
(Afghanistan proverb)
"Leading by example is better than commandments."
(Arabic proverb)
"Necessity teaches the naked woman to spin (a yarn)."
(Danish proverb)

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