definition of
straggle

[1] #1 straggle v. [sidetrack, depart, digress] wander from a direct or straight course. wn

[2] #2 straggle v. [sprawl] go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far". wn

[3] #3 straggle n. a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers". wn