BANDY (SOMETHING) ABOUT/AROUND

Meaning of BANDY (SOMETHING) ABOUT/AROUND in English

bandy something ↔ about/around phrasal verb ( see also ↑ bandy )

to mention an idea, name, remark etc several times, especially in order to seem impressive:

Many names have been bandied about in the press as the manager’s replacement.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

BANDY — I. ˈbandē, -aan-, -di verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: probably from Middle French bander to be tight, to bandy at …
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
BANDY — (a.) Bent; crooked; curved laterally, esp. with the convex side outward; as, a bandy leg.
Английский словарь Webster
BANDY — (v. t.) To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy.
Английский словарь Webster
BANDY — (n.) The game played with such a club; hockey; shinney; bandy ball.
Английский словарь Webster
BANDY — ( v. t. ) To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BANDY — ( n. ) The game played with such a club; hockey; shinney; bandy ball.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BANDY — ( a. ) Bent; crooked; curved laterally, esp. with the convex side outward; as, a bandy leg.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BANDY — — bandiness , n. /ban"dee/ , v. , bandied, bandying , adj., n., pl. bandies . v.t. 1. to pass …
Random House Webster's Unabridged 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
BANDY — I. ˈban-dē verb ( ban·died ; ban·dy·ing ) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1577 transitive verb 1. : to bat (as …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
BANDY — vt to beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy. 2. bandy ·noun a carriage or cart …
Webster English vocab
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
BANDY — [ban.dy] vb ban.died ; ban.dy.ing [prob. fr. MF bander to be tight, to bandy, fr. bande strip--more at band] vt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BANDY — also called Banty, a game similar to ice hockey. It is played almost exclusively in the Scandinavian countries, the Baltic …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BANDY — / ˈbændi; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( of the legs ) curving, with the knees wide apart …
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
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BANDY — I. ban ‧ dy 1 /ˈbændi/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from bandy 'hockey stick' (17-19 …
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
BANDY — v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 (often foll. by about) a pass (a story, rumour, etc.) to and fro. b throw or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BANDY — adj. (bandier, bandiest) 1 (of the legs) curved so as to be wide apart at the knees. 2 (also bandy-legged) …
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
BANDY — adj. (bandier, bandiest) 1 (of the legs) curved so as to be wide apart at the knees. 2 (also bandy-legged) …
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
BANDY — 1. adj. (bandier, bandiest) 1. (of the legs) curved so as to be wide apart at the knees. 2 (also …
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
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
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
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BANDY — I. adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ His two drivers are bandy , bleach-blond Dan Runte and tall, woolly haired Eric …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
BANDY — (CURVED) [adjective] -ier, -iest - (of legs) curving out at the kneesI couldn't help laughing at his bandy legs.He was …
Cambridge 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
BANDY — I. verb Bandy is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ word II. adj. Bandy is used with these …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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
BANDY — adj. 25B6; adjective bandy legs : BOWED, curved, bent; bow-legged, bandy-legged. straight.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BANDY — I гл. 1) перекидываться, обмениваться (мячом; словами, комплиментами и т. п.) Time is the ball, bandied by the hands of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BANDY — bandy.ogg _I 1. ʹbændı n спорт. 1> русский хоккей; хоккей с мячом 2> хоккейная клюшка 3> игра, предшествовавшая теннису 2. …
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
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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