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mess around
Overview of verb mess-around
The verb mess around has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around -- (do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house")
Antonyms of verb mess-around
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mess-around
1 sense of mess around
Sense 1
putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
=> work
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb mess-around
1 sense of mess around
Sense 1
putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
=> puddle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mess-around
1 sense of mess around
Sense 1
putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
=> work
'Cause To' of verb mess-around
Derived Forms of verb mess-around
Domain of verb mess-around
Domain Terms of verb mess-around
Familiarity of verb mess-around
mess around used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb mess-around
1 sense of mess around
Sense 1
putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb mess-around
1 sense of mess around
Sense 1
putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
> work
=> work through, run through, go through
=> putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
=> carpenter
=> clerk
=> page
=> wait, waitress
=> pull one's weight
=> electioneer
=> assist
=> beaver, beaver away
=> work at, work on
=> plug away, peg away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel
=> busy, occupy
=> collaborate, join forces, cooperate, get together
=> volunteer
=> specialize, specialise
=> minister
=> intern
=> skipper
=> boondoggle
=> skimp, scant
=> serve
=> work
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb mess-around
Sense 1
putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
=> work
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