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Verb
S:
(v)
putter (putter%2:35:01::)
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mess around (mess_around%2:35:00::)
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potter (potter%2:35:01::)
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tinker (tinker%2:35:00::)
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monkey (monkey%2:35:00::)
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monkey around (monkey_around%2:35:00::)
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muck about (muck_about%2:35:00::)
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muck around (muck_around%2:35:00::)
(do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly)
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
direct troponym
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full troponym
S:
(v)
puddle (puddle%2:35:00::)
(mess around, as in a liquid or paste)
"The children are having fun puddling in paint"
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
work (work%2:41:02::)
(exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity)
"I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
verb group
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antonym
derivationally related form
sentence frame
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP