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run⋅a⋅round

  [ruhn-uh-round]
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–noun
1. indecisive or evasive treatment, esp. in response to a request: Ask for a raise and he'll give you the runaround.
2. Printing. an arrangement of type in which several lines are set in narrower measure than the others in a column to accommodate an illustration, initial, or the like.
Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase run around

Synonyms:
1. dodge, evasion, slip.
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run·a·round   (rŭn'ə-round')   
n.  

  1. Informal Deception, usually in the form of evasive excuses.

  2. Printing Type set in a column narrower than the body of the text, as on either side of a picture.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: run·around
Pronunciation: 'r&n-&-"raund
Function: noun
: a whitlow encircling a fingernail or toenail
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

runaround

see get the runaround.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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