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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