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GET AROUND
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Avoid something unpleasant or laborious
Example:
You cannot bypass these rules!
Synonyms:
bypass; get around; go around; short-circuit
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "get around" is one way to...):
avoid (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be released or become known; of news
Example:
News of her death broke in the morning
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Verb group:
break; bring out; disclose; discover; divulge; expose; give away; let on; let out; reveal; uncover; unwrap (make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get around"):
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 3
Meaning:
Move around; move from place to place
Example:
How does she get around without a car?
Synonyms:
get about; get around
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "get around" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sense 4
Meaning:
Be a social swinger; socialize a lot
Synonyms:
get around; swing
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "get around" is one way to...):
socialise; socialize (take part in social activities; interact with others)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
