sprawl
IPA: sprˈɔɫ
noun
- An ungainly sprawling posture.
- A straggling, haphazard growth, especially of housing on the edge of a city.
- (wrestling, martial arts) A defensive technique that is done in response to certain takedown attempts, where one scoots the legs backwards so as to land on the upper back of the opponent.
verb
- To sit with the limbs spread out.
- To spread out in a disorderly fashion; to straggle.
- (wrestling, martial arts) To scoot the legs backwards, so as to land on the upper back of an opponent attempting a takedown.
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