runaround
nounEtymology Deverbal from run around.
1
Idiomatic An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
- I called them to find out what had happened to my parcel, but all I got was a runaround.
2
A detour or route that bypasses an obstacle.
3
Media, Printing, Publishing A section of type that is narrower than that of the column it is part of; typically next to an illustration.
4
A whitlow running around the fingernail but not affecting the bone.
- Derived terms
- get the runaround, give somebody the runaround