Definition of "run around" in English

Verb

1. To be very busy doing many different things.

   • I don't want to run around all week getting everything ready for the holidays.

2. To go from place to place.

3. To move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction.

4. To cheat; to be unfaithful to a romantic partner.

5. To change one's position on the court to hit a forehand rather than a backhand, or vice versa.

6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run,‎ around.

   • The children ran around in the playground.

Noun

1. Alternative form of runaround.

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run,‎ around.

   • We let the dog off the lead so it could have a run around.