sprawl

Noun

• an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

• an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities

Verb

• go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
  • Branches straggling out quite far
    

• sit or lie with one's limbs spread out

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  sprawling , conurbation , urban sprawl , straggle