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Verb: mess around  mes u'rawnd
Usage: informal
  1. Do random, unplanned work, activities or spend time idly
    "The teenagers messed around in the garage, tinkering with old bikes";
    - putter [N. Amer], potter [Brit], tinker, monkey around [informal], muck about [Brit, informal], muck around [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: messed around, messing around, messes around

Type of: work