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English verb: mess about | |||
| 1. | mess about (stative) be about | ||
| Samples | The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square. Who is this man that is hanging around the department?. | ||
| Synonyms | footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lurch, prowl | ||
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