#1 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". wn
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