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. run
  3. connected
  4. ran
  5. joined
  6. collaborated
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  • Quarterback Matthew Stafford has played well in an offense still missing star receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua and several starting linemen.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In the decades since, Susan and I have played in bands together, started companies together and traveled the world together.
    Marcus Ryle, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of played
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  • Exasperated Cowboys want explanation for no-call on 49ers’ key touchdown pass Ricky Pearsall • WR Wide open most of the game, Pearsall looked like the perfect Niners’ receiver on his 46-yard touchdown catch, running a deep dig behind the linebackers.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Place eggs in an ice bath to cool or run under cold water 4.
    Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of run
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  • The pair first connected on Instagram in December, 2023.
    Dory Jackson, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Wright’s phone seizure was part of a separate federal investigation and not one connected to Adams, sources familiar with the investigation previously told CNN.
    Mark Morales, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of connected
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  • Ellison found junior Toray Davis for a pair of TDs and ran one in to give the Knights a 21-0 lead in the first half that proved too much for Chatfield (8-4) to overcome.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The man was driving southbound on Monterey Road in a 2018 Honda and ran a red light at the intersection, according to the CHP.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of ran
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  • Reporters Kat Tenbarge and Kevin Collier spoke to six people who have joined or committed to using Threads and Bluesky in place of X after the election because of Musk.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Arnault’s papers are joined in this action by the newspapers Le Monde Le Figaro and the Agence France-Presse news agency.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of joined
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  • Suntory collaborated with artist Eriko Horiki to create the packaging for Hibiki 40.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This talented team of an observer and a theorist collaborated to generate detailed model predictions and then went looking for candidates, leveraging telescopes on the ground and in space.
    Priyamvada Natarajan, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of collaborated
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messed around

messed over

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