messed around

verb

Definition of messed aroundnext
past tense of mess around
1
as in played
to spend time in aimless activity spent the vacation day just messing around

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2
as in flirted
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women

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3
as in associated
to come or be together as friends if you continue to mess around with such narrow-minded boobs, you'll begin to think and act like them

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messed around
  1. played
  2. flirted
  3. run
  4. connected
  5. ran
  6. joined
  7. collaborated
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  • Dublin's Aviva Stadium could be a potential site for a 2025 game, as could Croke Park (the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears played a preseason game there in 1997).
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Dylan played two acoustic songs at Newport following his electric set.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of played
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  • The suspect allegedly flashed a smile and flirted with a female staffer at the hostel.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The suspect in the killing of a health insurance executive may have flirted with a woman who works at a hostel, a report said.
    Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of flirted
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  • Survivors say abandonment creates scars that run deeper and take longer to heal than physical damage.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
  • With processor running, add hot cream mixture; continue processing 1 minute.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of run
Verb
  • That being said, owners and developers in recent years have started to build new housing either connected to a shopping center, or nearby.
    David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The airline places a tremendous emphasis on employee pride, ensuring that its staff feel valued and connected to the company’s mission.
    Anna Convery-Pelletier, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of connected
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  • Founder Margiela retired in 2009, and the label was run by an anonymous team (one that for a time included Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy) until Galliano’s appointment.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Black Knights run the highest percentage of run concepts using outside zone and man.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ran
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  • He is based in Jersey City and joined Forbes in 2022.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The film’s star, Daniel Craig, was joined by Cate Blanchett and more for the red carpet occasion.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of joined
Verb
  • Our teams collaborated closely to ensure the concert was a reflection of our partnership over the years.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Put simply, if Apple and Google collaborated on an encryption bridge between their platforms, this wouldn’t have happened in this way, and user messaging communications would not have been exposed.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of collaborated
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