Definitions For Runaround

Noun

RUNAROUND (plural RUNAROUNDs) An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses. 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.

Derived terms

get the runaround give somebody the runaround

Translations

Portuguese: enrolação, f Russian: отговорки, p, увиливание от ответа, n, волокита, f Spanish: dar largas

Alternative forms

run-around run around

Etymology

From the phrasal verb run around.