Definition of straggle

noun (n)

• a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons) (noun.group)

  Example:
  A straggle of outbuildings.
  A straggle of followers.
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of straggling. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• wander from a direct or straight course (verb.motion)

  Synonym: depart, digress, sidetrack
  

  source: wordnet30
• go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way (verb.motion)

  Synonym: sprawl
  

  source: wordnet30
• To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to stray; to wander from the line of march or desert the line of battle; as, when troops are on the march, the men should not straggle. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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