# run around

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To be very busy doing many different things.
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/run-around