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straggle v. [
sidetrack, depart, digress] wander from a direct or straight course
. wn #2
straggle v. [
sprawl] go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"
. wn #3
straggle n. a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers"
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