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run-around Meaning & Definition

What Does Run-Around Mean?

Run-Around is used as a noun meaning Alternative form of runaround. It can also mean Synonym of runabout.

Alternative form of runaround.
Synonym of runabout.
We have big people-carrier, and also a little run-around for popping to the shops.

A small car for making short trips.
We have big people-carrier, and also a little run-around for popping to the shops.

An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
I called them to find out what had happened to my parcel, but all I got was a runaround.
A detour or route that bypasses an obstacle.
A section of type that is narrower than that of the column it is part of; typically next to an illustration.
A whitlow running around the fingernail but not affecting the bone.

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We have big people-carrier, and also a little run-around for popping to the shops.

I called them to find out what had happened to my parcel, but all I got was a runaround.

run-around (plural run-arounds)

Deverbal from run around.