mess about

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verb

be about
- The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
- Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
• Syn:
loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf,
loaf, hang around, tarry, linger, lurk,
mill about, mill around
• Derivationally related forms:
lingerer (for: linger), lounger (for: lounge), loiterer (for: loiter)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
prowl, lurch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP