·noun The act of Straggling.
II. Straggle ·vt To be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.
III. Straggle ·vt To wander at large; to roam idly about; to Ramble.
IV. Straggle ·vt To escape or stretch beyond proper limits, as the branches of a plant; to spread widely apart; to shoot too far or widely in growth.
V. Straggle ·vt To wander from the direct course or way; to Rove; to Stray; to wander from the line of march or desert the line of battle; as, when troops are on the march, the men should not straggle.