1 to sit, lie or fall with the arms and legs spread out widely and carelessly: Several tired-looking people were sprawling in armchairs.
az: sərilmək, sərələnmək
ru: развалиться
2 (of a town etc) to spread out in an untidy and irregular way: The town sprawled along the coast.
az: yayılmaq, uzanmaq, genəlmək
ru: растянуться
♦ noun
1 an act of sprawling: He was lying in a careless sprawl on the sofa.
az: yayılma
ru: небрежная, неуклюжая поза
2 an untidy and irregular area (of houses etc): She lost her way in the grimy sprawl of the big city.
az: nizamsız tikinti
ru: беспорядочная застройка