run around

Questions about run around

What does run around mean?

run around means "play boisterously".

What is another word for run around?

Close synonyms include frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is run around a common word?

run around is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.