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.-to wander at large; to roam idly about; to ramble.-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.-to be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.-the act of straggling.