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English to English noun
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a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons) |  | Example: a straggle of outbuildings
a straggle of followers
source: wordnet30
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The act of straggling. | | source: webster1913 verb
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wander from a direct or straight course | | source: wordnet30
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go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way | | Example: Branches straggling out quite far
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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