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Get around

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To move to the other side of (something, such as an obstruction) by deviating from a direct course or following a curved path.

    "The tide was too high, and we couldn't get around the rocks."

  2. 2
    avoid something unpleasant or laborious wordnet
  3. 3
    To avoid or bypass an obstacle. figuratively

    "Tax consultants look for ways to get around the law."

  4. 4
    be released or become known; of news wordnet
  5. 5
    To circumvent the obligation and performance of a chore; to get out of.

    "How did you get around having to write the executive report?"

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  1. 6
    move around; move from place to place wordnet
  2. 7
    To transport oneself from place to place.

    "How's he gonna get around without a car?"

  3. 8
    be a social swinger; socialize a lot wordnet
  4. 9
    To visit numerous different places.

    "From town to town (get around round round I get around)"

  5. 10
    To be sexually promiscuous. slang

    "Wow, she really gets around."

  6. 11
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, around.

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