HORSE AROUND/ABOUT

Meaning of HORSE AROUND/ABOUT in English

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

informal to play roughly ⇨ horseplay :

Stop horsing around – you’ll break something!

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

HORSE AROUND/ABOUT — informal fool about. → horse
Concise Oxford English vocab
HORSE AROUND/ABOUT — (informal) FOOL AROUND/ABOUT, play the fool, act the clown, clown about/around, monkey about/around; informal mess about/around, lark about/around; Brit. informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORSE — I Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft animal. Its earliest …
Английский словарь Британика
HORSE — I. R ˈhȯ(ə)rs, - R ˈhȯ(ə)s, dial R ˈhȯs or ˈhä(r)s - R ˈhäs noun ( plural horses also horse …
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
HORSE
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
HORSE
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
HORSE — noun ·see footrope, ·adj. 2. horse ·vi to get on horseback. 3. horse ·adj a breastband for a leadsman. 4. …
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
HORSE
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORSE — a hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, whose numerous varieties are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
HORSE — / hɔːs; NAmE hɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a large animal with four legs, a mane (= long …
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
HORSE — I. horse 1 S1 W1 /hɔːs $ hɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hors ] 1 …
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
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
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
HORSE — n. & v. n. 1 a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
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
HORSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a solid-hoofed plant-eating quadruped, Equus caballus, with flowing mane and tail, used for riding …
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
HORSE — ( horses) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A horse is a …
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
HORSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a horse/boat/bike etc race ▪ It’s legal to gamble on horse races. charley horse …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HORSE — n. American Saddle Horse Arabian horse Crazy Horse cutting horse horse racing horse chestnut family pommel horse side horse Przewalski's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE — n. Equine species ( Equus caballus ) long used by humans as a means of transport and as a draft …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORSE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORSE — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE …
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
HORSE — n. 25B6; noun MOUNT, charger, cob, nag, hack; pony, foal, yearling, colt, stallion, gelding, mare, filly; N. Amer. bronco; Austral./NZ …
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
HORSE — See: BET ON THE WRONG HORSE, CART BEFORE THE HORSE, CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM or CHANGE …
Словарь английских идиом
HORSE — The most striking feature in the biblical notices of the horse is the exclusive application of it to warlike operations; …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
HORSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse ≈ приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, …
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
HORSE — horse.ogg 1. hɔ:s n 1. 1> лошадь, конь riding /saddle/ horse - верховая лошадь draught horse - упряжная лошадь heavy …
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
HORSE — horse сущ.1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse — приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, raise …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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
HORSE — 1. hɔ:s n 1. 1> лошадь, конь riding /saddle/ horse - верховая лошадь draught horse - упряжная лошадь heavy draught …
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
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HORSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) конь, лошадь; скаковая лошадь to break (in) a horse — приучать лошадь к поводьям to breed, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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