straggle

v. (-ling) 1 lack compactness or tidiness. 2 be dispersed or sporadic. 3 trail behind in a race etc. n. Straggling or scattered group.  straggler n. Straggly adj. (-ier, -iest). [origin uncertain]

v. t. 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.