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mess aboutenUK
mess about or mess aroundvb (adverb) 1. (intr) to occupy oneself trivially; potter2. (when: intr, often foll by with) to interfere or meddle (with)3. chiefly (sometimes foll by: with) US to engage in adulteryThesaurus| Verb | 1. mess about - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"footle, hang around, lallygag, loiter, lollygag, mill about, mill around, tarry, lounge, lurk, linger, loafbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"prowl, lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim |
Translationsmess aboutenUK
mess about1. To tinker or fiddle with something. Hey, don't mess about with the thermostat—it needs to stay at 68 degrees. Grandpa's still messing about with that old radio, but I doubt he'll get it to work again.2. To test or use something in order to learn more about it. I'm messing about with a different platform for my blog, and I can't decide if I like it or not. After messing about with it for a while, I finally got the hang of the controls.3. To engage in aimless recreation or frivolous time-wasting; to fool about. Quit messing about and work on your book report already, Scotty! It's no wonder we're falling behind schedule, with the amount you lot mess about in the office!4. To tease or play a prank on one, often by trying to get them to believe something that is not true. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "mess" and "about." Come on, stop messing about. There's no such thing as ghosts. Don't mess your brother about like that—you know he's got an overactive imagination.5. To make something disorderly or untidy. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "mess" and "about." Hey, I just got my hair styled—don't mess it about like that! Someone's been messing about the papers in my office, and I want to know who is responsible!See also: messmess about(with something) Go to mess around (with something).See also: messmess about verbSee mess around with someoneSee also: messMedicalSeeMESSmess aboutenUK
Synonyms for mess aboutverb be aboutSynonyms- footle
- hang around
- lallygag
- loiter
- lollygag
- mill about
- mill around
- tarry
- lounge
- lurk
- linger
- loaf
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