straggle vs deviate

straggle and deviate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
straggle	Yes	No	Yes	No
deviate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, deviate is a hypernym of straggle; that is, deviate is a word with a broader meaning than straggle:

Other hypernyms of straggle include divert.

straggle (noun)	deviate (noun)
a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

straggle (adjective)	deviate (adjective)
	markedly different from an accepted norm

straggle (verb)	deviate (verb)
wander from a direct or straight course	turn aside; turn away from
go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way	cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
	be at variance with; be out of line with