/run"euh rownd'/ , n.
1. indecisive or evasive treatment, esp. in response to a request: Ask for a raise and he'll give you the runaround.
2. Print. an arrangement of type in which several lines are set in narrower measure than the others in a column to accommodate an illustration, initial, or the like.
[ 1870-75, Amer.; n. use of v. phrase run around ]
Syn. 1. dodge, evasion, slip.