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noun(run-around)deceptive or delaying action especially in response to a request
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noun(run-around)matter typeset in shortened measure to run around something (such as a cut)
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idiom(run-around)to not be given the information or help that one needs because someone will not answer one's questions or deal with one's problem directly
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idiom(run-around)to fail to give (someone) information or help that he or she needs by not answering questions or by not dealing with the problem directly
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verb(run-around)to go faster than a walk; specifically : to go steadily by springing steps so that both feet leave the ground for an instant in each step
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verb(run-around)to move at a fast gallop
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verb(run-around)flee, retreat, escape
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phrasal verb(run-around)to spend a lot of time with (someone)