English
run around
Verb

run around

  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see run, around
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be very busy doing many different things.
    I don't want to run around all week getting everything ready for the holidays.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To go from place to place.
  4. (rail transport, of a locomotive) To move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction.
  5. (slang) To cheat; to be unfaithful to a romantic partner.
  6. (tennis, of a forehand or a backhand) To change one's position on the court to hit a forehand rather than a backhand, or visa-versa.
    • 2006, Greg Moran, Tennis Beyond Big Shots, page 71 ↗, ISBN 1932421041
      He'd gotten into tremendous shape so that he could run around his backhand and avoid hitting it altogether. He even tried a left-handed forehand. That was how desperate he was.
Synonyms Noun

run around (plural run arounds)

  1. Alternative form of runaround#English|runaround


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