Local English word record

mess around

verb · 1 sense

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

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Examples

  • The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house

Word relationships

Synonyms

putter, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around

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Princeton WordNet 3.0