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Definition of Run around
1. Verb. Play boisterously. "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
Generic synonyms: Play
Derivative terms: Frolic, Gambol, Lark, Romp, Romper, Sport
Definition of Run around
1. Verb. (idiomatic intransitive)To be very busy doing many different things. ¹
2. Verb. (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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Run Around
Literary usage of Run around
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Primer by Catherine Turner Bryce (1910)
"Little squirrel, run around, Look for acorns on the ground. look squirrel acorns
on around ground ..."
2. Special Pathology and Diagnostics: With Therapeutic Hints by Charles Godlove Raue (1881)
"An external application of the well-chosen remedy at the same time will often be
of great service. 13. Panaritium, Paronychia, Whitlow, Run-Around, Felon. ..."
3. Aldine Readers by Catherine Turner Bryce, Frank Ellsworth Spaulding (1916)
"Little squirrel, run around, Look for acorns on the ground. run around around on
the ground look ground ..."
4. A Guide to homœopathic practice by Isaac D. Johnson (1885)
"FELON — WHITLOW — RUN-AROUND. This is an abscess seated in the extremities of
the fingers or between the joints, and sometimes attacks the toes. ..."
5. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft (1909)
"These two then run around the outside of the circle while singing the last verse, "
Follow me to London," etc., returning at the close to the center of the ..."
6. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft (1909)
"These two then run around the outside of the curie while singing the last verse, "
Follow me to London," etc., returning at the close to the center of the ..."
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