runaround
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Deverbal from run around.
Noun[edit]
runaround (plural runarounds)
- 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.
- (printing) 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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Translations[edit]
evasive explanation
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