MOOCH AROUND/ABOUT

Meaning of MOOCH AROUND/ABOUT in English

mooch around/about phrasal verb British English informal ( see also ↑ mooch )

to move around slowly without any purpose and doing very little:

Beth was happy to mooch around for hours in her nightdress.

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MOOCH — hukhuk
English-Visayan vocabulary
MOOCH — verb Etymology: probably from French dialect muchier to hide, lurk Date: 1851 intransitive verb to wander aimlessly ; amble , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOOCH — I. ˈmüch verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: probably from French dialect muchier to hide, lurk intransitive verb 1. dialect chiefly …
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
MOOCH — /moohch/ , Slang. v.t. 1. to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it. 2. …
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
MOOCH — v. beg, borrow without intention to return; steal; sneak around (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
MOOCH — verb Etymology: probably from French dialect muchier to hide, lurk Date: 1851 intransitive verb 1. : to wander aimlessly : …
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
MOOCH — informal ■ verb 1》 ( ~ about/around ) Brit. loiter in a bored or listless manner. 2》 N. Amer. ask …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MOOCH — [mooch] vb [prob. fr. F dial. muchier to hide, lurk] vi (1851) 1: to wander aimlessly: amble; also: sneak 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOOCH — mooch BrE AmE muːtʃ ▷ mooched muːtʃt ▷ mooches ˈmuːtʃ ɪz -əz ▷ mooching ˈmuːtʃ ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOOCH — / muːtʃ; NAmE / verb ( informal ) 1. [ v + adv. / prep. ] ( BrE ) to …
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
MOOCH — mooch /muːtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: muchier 'to hide' ] American …
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
MOOCH — v. colloq. 1 intr. loiter or saunter desultorily. 2 tr. esp. US a steal. b beg. øømoocher n. [ME, prob. …
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
MOOCH — v. colloq. 1 intr. loiter or saunter desultorily. 2 tr. esp. US a steal. b beg. moocher n. [ ME, …
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
MOOCH — v. colloq. 1. intr. loiter or saunter desultorily. 2 tr. esp. US a steal. b beg. Derivatives: moocher n. Etymology: …
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
MOOCH — ( mooches, mooching, mooched) • mooch around If you mooch around or mooch about a place, you move around there …
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
MOOCH — (~es, ~ing, ~ed) ~ around If you ~ around or ~ about a place, you move around there slowly with …
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
MOOCH — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB around ▪ I didn't offer them more coffee, and when they'd gone I mooched …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOOCH — Synonyms and related words : bat, bat around, beg, bum, bum around, cadge, count ties, divagate, do nothing, drift, flit, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOOCH — Moocher. Someone who always takes and never gives back. Example: He's the classic mooch. Never buys his own beer or …
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
MOOCH — 1. гл.; разг. 1) а) бездельничать, лентяйничать; околачиваться, шляться, слоняться (тж. mooch about/around) There's nothing to do in this town …
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
MOOCH — mooch.ogg mu:tʃ n амер. разг. 1. лентяйничать, слоняться ( тж. mooch about, mooch around) 2. жить на чужой счёт, паразитировать …
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
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
MOOCH — n амер. разг. 1. лентяйничать, слоняться ( тж. mooch about, mooch around) 2. жить на чужой счёт, паразитировать to mooch …
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
MOOCH — 1. гл. ; разг. 1) а) бездельничать, лентяйничать; околачиваться, шляться, слоняться ( тж. mooch about, mooch aroundgoof(-)ballgoof(-)ball ) There's nothing …
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
MOOCH — 1. гл.; разг. 1) а) бездельничать, лентяйничать; околачиваться, шляться, слоняться (тж. mooch about, mooch aroundgoof(-)ballgoof(-)ball) There's nothing to do in this town except …
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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