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Around; all round; on every side of.
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On all sides; around.
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In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.
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Here and there; around; in one place and another.
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in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
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to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"
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in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around"
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in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"
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To turn the ship around
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