runaround
English
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editDeverbal from run around.
Noun
editrunaround (plural runarounds)
- An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
- I called them to find out what had happened to my parcel, but all I got was a runaround.
- 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.
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editevasive explanation
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