The difference between Depart and Straggle

When used as nouns, depart means division, whereas straggle means an irregular, spread-out group.

When used as verbs, depart means to leave, whereas straggle means to stray from the road, course or line of march.


check bellow for the other definitions of Depart and Straggle

  1. Depart as a verb (intransitive):

    To leave.

  2. Depart as a verb (intransitive):

    To set out on a journey.

  3. Depart as a verb (intransitive):

    To die.

  4. Depart as a verb (intransitive, figurative):

    To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.

  5. Depart as a verb (intransitive):

    To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.

    Examples:

    "His latest statements seemed to depart from party policy somewhat."

    "to depart from a title or defence in legal pleading"

  6. Depart as a verb (transitive):

    To go away from; to leave.

  7. Depart as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To divide up; to distribute, share.

  8. Depart as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To separate, part.

    Examples:

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  1. Depart as a noun (obsolete):

    Division; separation, as of compound substances.

  2. Depart as a noun (obsolete):

    A going away; departure.

  1. Straggle as a verb:

    To stray from the road, course or line of march.

    Examples:

    "He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own."

  2. Straggle as a verb:

    To wander about; ramble.

  3. Straggle as a verb:

    To spread at irregular intervals.

  4. Straggle as a verb:

    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.

  5. Straggle as a verb:

    To be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.

  1. Straggle as a noun:

    An irregular, spread-out group.

  2. Straggle as a noun:

    An outlier; something that has strayed beyond the normal limits.