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• Run-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 …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• run 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 …   Wiktionary

• run-about —  Car, usu. small, not intended for long journeys or major use …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• run·about — /ˈrʌnəˌbaʊt/ noun, pl abouts [count] 1 chiefly US : a small motorboat 2 chiefly Brit : a small car …   Useful english dictionary

• run-about — …   Useful english dictionary

• run — 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… …   Universalium

• run — [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 …  

• run — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• run 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, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• run — 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… …   From formal English to slang

• run around — verb a) To be very busy doing many different things. I dont want to run around all week getting everything ready for the holidays. b) to move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction. Syn: run… …   Wiktionary