"play around" meaning in All languages combined

See play around on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-play around.ogg [Australia] Forms: plays around [present, singular, third-person], playing around [participle, present], played around [participle, past], played around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play around (third-person singular simple present plays around, present participle playing around, simple past and past participle played around)
  1. To behave in a silly, childish, or irresponsible way.
    Sense id: en-play_around-en-verb-twQRez96
  2. To work with something in a non-serious manner; to tweak or tinker.
    Sense id: en-play_around-en-verb-Deq8QM3M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (around) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 65 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (around): 15 58 27
  3. (idiomatic) To engage in sexual practices outside of marriage. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-play_around-en-verb-P1aFwGkt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fool around

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for play around meaning in All languages combined (2.1kB)

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