DICK AROUND/ABOUT

Meaning of DICK AROUND/ABOUT in English

informal, chiefly N. Amer. meddle or fool around.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DICK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Butkus Dick Cheney Dick Clark Dick Van Dyke Dick Dick Whittington
Английский словарь Британика
DICK — I. ˈdik noun ( -s ) Etymology: from the nickname Dick, by shortening & alteration from Richard 1. chiefly Britain …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABOUT — I. əˈbau̇t, usu -d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English about, abouten, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABOUT — /euh bowt"/ , prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABOUT — I. ə-ˈbau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside — more at but …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DICK — noun Etymology: Dick, nickname for Richard Date: 1553 1. chiefly British : fellow , chap 2. usually vulgar : penis …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
ABOUT — adv on all sides; around. 2. about ·prep around; all round; on every side of. 3. about ·prep in concern …
Webster English vocab
DICK — [dick] n [Dick, nickname for Richard] (1553) 1 chiefly Brit: fellow, chap 2: penis--usu. considered vulgar 3 [by shortening & …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DICK — Dick, dick BrE AmE dɪk ▷ Dick's, dicks dɪks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DICK — / dɪk; NAmE / noun ( taboo , slang ) 1. a man's penis 2. = dickhead —see also clever …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — / əˈbaʊt; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective ■ adverb 1. a little more or less than; a little …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DICK — I. dick 1 /dɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1,2: Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: From the male name Dick …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DICK — Dick, Philip K. BrE AmE (1928–1982) an American ↑ science fiction writer whose books include The Man in the High …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABOUT — I. a ‧ bout 1 S1 W1 /əˈbaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . concerning or relating to a particular subject: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DICK — n. øtake one's dick (often foll. by that + clause) sl. swear, affirm. [abbr. of declaration]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DICK — n. 1 Brit. colloq. (in certain set phrases) fellow; person (clever dick). 2 coarse sl. the penis. °In sense 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DICK — n. take one's dick (often foll. by that + clause) sl. swear, affirm. [ abbr. of declaration ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DICK — n. 1 Brit. colloq. (in certain set phrases) fellow; person (clever dick). 2 coarse sl. the penis. °In sense 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DICK — 1. n.1 Brit. colloq. (in certain set phrases) fellow; person (clever dick). 2 coarse sl. the penis. Usage: In sense …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Oxford English vocab
DICK — ( dicks) A man’s dick is his penis. ( INFORMAL, VERY RUDE ) N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DICK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES spotted dick PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES clever clogs/dick ▪ I don't claim to be an …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bug is going around (= a lot of people have it ) ▪ A …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABOUT — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a situation comes about (= it happens ) ▪ I don’t know how this …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DICK — (STUPID MAN) [noun] [C] taboo [slang] - a stupid manThe man's a complete dick! He managed to mess up all …
Cambridge English vocab
DICK — n. Butkus Dick Cheney Dick Clark Dick Van Dyke Dick Dick Whittington
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DICK — n 1. a penis. ("His dick is huge!") 2. synonym for "nothing." ("You don't know dick.") penis nothing
Slang English vocab
DICK — That happened in the reign of queen Dick, i. e. never: said of any absurd old story. I am as …
Slang English vocab
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
ABOUT — INDEX: 1. about a subject or person 2. to have something as the main subject RELATED WORDS talk about : …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DICK — See: TOM, DICK AND HARRY.
Словарь английских идиом
DICK — (bad language) penis, dink , dork , hoo-haw ; nothing, zero, nada , zilch With all these winter clothes on, …
English Idioms vocabulary
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. ≈ Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DICK — n 1. 1> Дик ( мужское имя ); см. Richard 2> (dick) разг. парень, малый 2. (dick) разг. хлыст 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AROUND — around.ogg 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ABOUT — about.ogg 1. əʹbaʋt a predic 1> двигающийся, находящийся в движении 2> вставший с постели to be up /out/ and about …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AROUND — around нареч.1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn:everywhere, all …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DICK — n 1. 1) Дик ( мужское имя ); см. Richard 2) (dick) разг. парень, малый 2. (dick) разг. хлыст 3. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DICK — n ( сокр. от declaration) сл. клятва, божба to take one's dick (that ...) - клясться /божиться/, (что) ... to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DICK — n 1. 1> Дик ( мужское имя ); см. Richard 2> (dick) разг. парень, малый 2. (dick) разг. хлыст 3. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around and …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ABOUT — 1. əʹbaʋt a predic 1) двигающийся, находящийся в движении 2> вставший с постели to be up /out/ and about - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DICK — сущ. ; уменьш. от Richard Дик •• clever Dick брит. , разг. , презр. — умник, самоуверенный наглец, нахал
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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