run about
1Run-about — Run about, auch Run|about [ rʌnəbaut] das; s, s (meist Plur.) <aus engl. runabout, eigtl. »Kleinwagen«, zu to run about »herumtollen«> Rennboot mit inliegendem Serienmotor u. vorgeschriebenen Maßen …
2run about — verb To be very busy doing many different things. Ive been running about all week getting everything ready for the holidays. Syn: run around …
3run-about — Car, usu. small, not intended for long journeys or major use …
4run·about — /ˈrʌnəˌbaʊt/ noun, pl abouts [count] 1 chiefly US : a small motorboat 2 chiefly Brit : a small car …
5run-about — …
6run — runnable, adj. runnability, n. /run/, v., ran, run, running, n., adj. v.i. 1. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 2. to move with… …
7run — [c]/rʌn / (say run) verb (ran, run, running) –verb (i) 1. to move quickly on foot, so as to go more rapidly than in walking (in bipedal locomotion, so that for an instant in each step neither foot is on the ground). 2. to do this for exercise, as …
8run — v. & n. v. (running; past ran; past part. run) 1 intr. go with quick steps on alternate feet, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. 2 intr. flee, abscond. 3 intr. go or travel hurriedly, briefly, etc. 4 intr. a advance by… …
9run around — verb play boisterously (Freq. 3) The children frolicked in the garden the gamboling lambs in the meadows The toddlers romped in the playroom • Syn: ↑frolic, ↑lark, ↑rollick, ↑ …
10run — I [[t]rʌn[/t]] v. ran, run, run•ning, n. adj. 1) to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground 2) to move or pass quickly 3) to depart… …
