Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sprawl \Sprawl\ (spr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprawled}
   (spr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprawling}.] [OE. spraulen;
   cf. Sw. sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw. spralla, Dan.
   sp[ae]lle, spr[ae]lde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder,
   to struggle.]
   1. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a
      horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out
      ungracefully.

Source : WordNet®

sprawl
     n : an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about [syn: {sprawling}]
     v 1: sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
     2: go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way;
        "Branches straggling out quite far" [syn: {straggle}]