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toolaround (third-person singular simple presenttools around,present participletooling around,simple past and past participletooled around)

2. (transitive and intransitive, Canada,US) Todrive orjaunt about, going from place to place without any specific direction or goal.

   Near-synonym:cruise

   • 2001 April 26, “Pay-to-play space mission”, inMilwaukee Journal-Sentinel, US, retrieved6 July 2012:

     It's like when you were in high school, hanging out with your friends andtooling around in your parents' jalopy.

   • 2005 July 14, “Editorial: Talking heads”, inToledo Blade, US, retrieved6 July 2012:

     Many driverstool around town or take long drives with cell phone in hand, one eye on the road but their mind clearly someplace else.

   • 2008 September 5, “Palin can't say no to jet this time”, inazcentral.com, US, retrieved6 July 2012:

     Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is known for selling the jet her predecessor as Alaska governor used totool around the state. She now has one of her own.

4. (idiomatic) To spend one's timeidly.

   Synonyms:fool around;see alsoThesaurus:loiter

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