runround

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Synonyms: runaround, unround, surround, unbound, unsound, unfound, unwound, run around, enround, turnround, run-around

Antonyms: runaround, unround, surround, unbound, unsound, unfound, unwound, run around, enround, turnround, run-around

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|US|pathology|informal|dated}} A [[felon]] or [[whitlow]].
2. {{lb|en|rail transport}} A [[route]] that [[loop]]s around [[local]] [[rail yard]]s for the transfer of goods (and sometimes used to turn cars around).
3. {{lb|en|mining}} A [[track]] arrangement (usually a [[loop]]) that allows [[mine car]]s to be [[redirect]]ed without [[reverse|reversing]].
4. {{lb|en|nautical}} A [[circular]] area or [[platform]] on a [[ship]].
5. A [[woman]]'s [[shoe]] with a [[rounded]] [[toe]], [[flexible]] [[sole]], and turned [[upper]] popular in the 19th [[century]] for [[dancing]].
6. A [[quick]] [[tour]] of [[inspection]].
7. {{alt form|en|runaround}} {{gloss|any sense}}.

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