ALL meanings of runaround
run·a·round
R r - noun runaround indecisive or evasive treatment, especially in response to a request: Ask for a raise and he'll give you the runaround. 1
- noun runaround Printing. an arrangement of type in which several lines are set in narrower measure than the others in a column to accommodate an illustration, initial, or the like. 1
- noun runaround a series of evasive excuses, deceptions, delays, etc. 0
- noun runaround an arrangement of type in shorter lines than the rest of the text, as around an illustration 0