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knock about/around — (informal) 1 knocking around the Mediterranean: WANDER AROUND, roam around, rove around, range over, travel around, journey around, voyage around, drift around, potter around; informal gad about, gallivant around. 2 she knocks around with artists … Useful english dictionary
roam — [rəum US roum] v 1.) [I and T] to walk or travel, usually for a long time, with no clear purpose or direction →↑wander roam over/around/about etc ▪ The dogs are allowed to roam around. ▪ Chickens and geese roam freely in the back yard. ▪ You… … Dictionary of contemporary English
roam — [ roum ] verb intransitive or transitive to move or travel with no particular purpose: Young men roamed the streets brandishing guns. roam around: You ll have about three hours to roam around the town. roam free/wild: Bears still roam wild in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roam — [v] wander about bum*, bum around*, drift, gad, gallivant, hike, hit the road*, knock around*, meander, peregrinate, prowl, ramble, range, rove, saunter, straggle, stray, stroll, struggle along, traipse, tramp, travel, traverse, trek, vagabond,… … New thesaurus
roam — verb ADVERB ▪ free, freely ▪ The animals were allowed to roam free. ▪ widely ▪ the wild dog s instinct to roam widely ▪ aimlessly … Collocations dictionary
roam — UK [rəʊm] / US [roʊm] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms roam : present tense I/you/we/they roam he/she/it roams present participle roaming past tense roamed past participle roamed to move or travel with no particular purpose Young men… … English dictionary
around — /əˈraʊnd / (say uh rownd) adverb 1. in a circle or sphere; round about; on every side. 2. here and there; about: to travel around. 3. with a circular movement: the wheels go around. 4. at or to a place understood, as a shop, a friend s house,… …
roam — verb 1 (I, T) to walk or travel, usually for a long time, with no clear purpose or direction (+ over/around/about etc): herds of wild deer roaming freely over the hills | roam the streets/hills etc: You shouldn t let your children roam the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
roam — Synonyms and related words: amble, bat, bat around, bum, circumambulate, count ties, cruise, dally, dawdle, divagate, drift, flit, gad, gad about, gallivant, go about, go the rounds, hit the road, hit the trail, hobo, jaunt, knock about, knock… … Moby Thesaurus
roam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. wander, range, ramble, rove, stray, stroll. See deviation, travel. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. wander, ramble, range, stroll, rove, walk, hike, traverse, stray, straggle, meander, prowl, tramp, saunter … English dictionary for students
roam around — wander, move about aimlessly, loiter … English contemporary dictionary
