get around

get around

verb

Definition of GET AROUND

transitive verb

1

: circumvent, evade

2

: to get the better of

intransitive verb

1

a : to find or take the necessary time or effort —used with to b : to give attention or consideration —used with to

2

: to go from place to place

3

: to become known or current <word got around that he was resigning>

Examples of GET AROUND

1. <somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles>
2. <somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state>

First Known Use of GET AROUND

1835

Related to GET AROUND

Synonyms: best, conquer, defeat, dispatch, do down [British], get, beat, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), skunk, stop, subdue, surmount, take, trim, triumph (over), upend, win (against), worst

Antonyms: lose (to)

Related Words: sweep; edge (out), nose out, pip [British]; annihilate, blow away, blow out, bomb, break, bury, clobber, cream, crush, drub, finish, flatten, overwhelm, rout, shellac, skin, slaughter, smoke [slang], snow under, thrash, trounce, upset, wallop, wax [slang], whip; cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed; knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, subjugate, unseat, vanquish; ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, excel, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

Near Antonyms: fall, give up, go down, go under; collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, wash out

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Rhymes with GET AROUND

aboveground, Afghan hound, all-around, battleground, been around, belowground, bottom round, breeding ground, bring around, cast around, common ground, decompound, dumping ground, end around, fool around, go around, hang around, horse around, in the round, jerk around, kick around, mess around, middle ground, muscle-bound, Norton Sound, off the ground, on background, on the ground, outward-bound, paperbound, perfect-bound, proving ground, push around, quarter-bound, runaround, screw around, shootaround, sleep around, spiral-bound, staging ground, stand one's ground, steamship round, stick around, stomping ground, surround sound, turnaround, turn around, ultrasound, underground, weather-bound, work-around, wraparound