run around (English, verb)
expansion: run around (third-person singular simple present runs around, present participle running around, simple past ran around, past participle run around)
Senses:
glosses: To be very busy doing many different things.
tags: idiomatic
intransitive
glosses: To go from place to place.
tags: idiomatic
intransitive
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: To move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction.
raw_tags: of a locomotive
glosses: To cheat; to be unfaithful to a romantic partner.
tags: slang
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
tennis
glosses: To change one's position on the court to hit a forehand rather than a backhand, or vice versa.
raw_tags: of a forehand or a backhand
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, around.
Forms:
form: runs around
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: running around
tags: participle
present
form: ran around
tags: past
form: run around
tags: participle
past