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Verb: get around  get u'rawnd
  1. Be released or become known; of news
    "News of her death got around in the morning";
    - break, get out
     
  2. Avoid something unpleasant or laborious
    "You cannot get around these rules!";
    - bypass, short-circuit, go around
     
  3. Be a social swinger; socialize a lot
    - swing
     
  4. Move around; move from place to place
    "How does she get around without a car?";
    - get about

Derived forms: gets around, getting around, got around

Type of: avoid, go, locomote, move, socialise [Brit], socialize, travel