DOSS AROUND/ABOUT

Meaning of DOSS AROUND/ABOUT in English

doss around/about phrasal verb ( see also ↑ doss )

to spend your time in a lazy way, doing very little:

We just dossed around all day Saturday.

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

DOSS — I. intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1785 to sleep or bed down in a convenient place, II. noun …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOSS — I. ˈdäs transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: perhaps alteration of toss dialect England : to toss with the horns …
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
DOSS — (n.) A place to sleep in; a bed; hence, sleep.
Английский словарь Webster
DOSS — /dos/ , Chiefly Brit. n. 1. a place to sleep, esp. in a cheap lodging house. 2. sleep. v.i. 3. …
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
DOSS — v. lie down in a temporary bed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOSS — n. temporary bed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOSS — I. ˈdȯs, ˈdäs intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1785 chiefly British : to sleep or bed down in …
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
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
DOSS — [doss] vi [origin unknown] (ca. 1785) chiefly Brit: to sleep or bed down in a convenient place--usu. used with down …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOSS — doss BrE AmE dɒs AmE dɑːs ▷ dossed dɒst AmE dɑːst ▷ dosses ˈdɒs ɪz -əz AmE ˈdɑːs əz ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOSS — / dɒs; NAmE dɑːs/ verb , noun ■ verb [ v ] ( BrE , slang ) 1. doss (down) …
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
DOSS — I. doss 1 /dɒs $ dɑːs/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] British English informal [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: doss 'a …
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
DOSS — v. & n. Brit. sl. --v.intr. (often foll. by down) sleep, esp. roughly or in cheap lodgings. --n. a bed, …
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
DOSS — v. & n. Brit. sl. v.intr. (often foll. by down) sleep, esp. roughly or in cheap lodgings. n. a bed, …
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
DOSS — v. & n. Brit. sl. --v.intr. (often foll. by down) sleep, esp. roughly or in cheap lodgings. --n. a bed, …
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
DOSS — ( dosses, dossing, dossed) If someone dosses somewhere, they sleep in a place which is uncomfortable, usually because they have …
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
DOSS — (~es, ~ing, ~ed) If someone ~es somewhere, they sleep in a place which is uncomfortable, usually because they have nowhere …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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
DOSS — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES doss house COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB down ▪ She knew that Harry liked to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOSS — [verb] [I usually + adverb or preposition] [esp. UK and ANZ] [slang] - to sleep and/or live outside or in …
Cambridge English vocab
DOSS — Verb. To sleep rough. {Informal} Noun. An easy task. E.g."That maths exam was a doss." {Informal}
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
DOSS — 1. сущ.; сл. 1) а) постель, кровать б) койка (в ночлежном доме) 2) сон Syn : sleep 2. гл.; сл. …
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
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOSS — 1. dɒs n сл. 1> кровать или койка в ночлежном доме 2> постель под открытым небом 3> (короткий) сон to …
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
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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
DOSS — 1. dɒs n сл. 1) кровать или койка в ночлежном доме 2> постель под открытым небом 3> (короткий) сон to …
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
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOSS — 1. сущ. ; сл. 1) а) постель, кровать б) койка ( в ночлежном доме ) 2) сон Syn: sleep 2. …
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
DOSS — 1. сущ.; сл. 1) а) постель, кровать б) койка (в ночлежном доме) 2) сон Syn: sleep 2. гл.; сл. 1) спать Syn: sleep, be asleep 2) ночевать (в ночлежном доме) • - doss …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: everywhere, all over 2) в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning his affairs. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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