verb-intransitive. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully.verb-intransitive. To spread irregularly, as vines, plants, or trees; to spread ungracefully, as chirography.verb-intransitive. To move, when lying down, with awkward extension and motions of the limbs; to scramble in creeping.n. The position or state resulting from sprawling.