present participle of run about

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, about. / (idiomatic, intransitive) To be very busy doing many different things.

present participle of about-face

plural of about-turn

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of about-turn

To pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.

Alternative form of knockabout

(informal) To waste time doing pointless or silly things / (informal) To fail to do something correctly, and so consider the time to be wasted.

The largest hammer used by smiths.

(blacksmithing, dated) A warning that the heavy about sledge is about to be swung, usually by a hammerman.