simple past tense and past participle of straggle

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of straggle

An irregular, spread-out group. / An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits.

To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind. / To act in a disorderly and irregular way

present participle of straggle

(historical) Money paid for apprehending deserters and those absent without leave. / (historical) Money deducted from the wages of such absentees.

plural of blue straggler

plural of straggler

A person who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong. / One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.

(astronomy) An unusually hot and blue star in globular clusters.