1. (

• straggle

) a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers" ;

1. (

• sidetrack ,
• depart ,
• digress ,
• straggle

) wander from a direct or straight course ;

2. (

• sprawl ,
• straggle ,

) go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far" ;