adv. in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"

adv. "the trunk is ten feet around"

adv. from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"

adv. from an unspecified place all the way to a destination: "He came all the way around the base"

adv. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

adj. on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"

adv. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"

adv. in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

adv. in a practical manner; "practically orientated institutions such as business schools"; "a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely"

adv. not far away in relative terms; "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"

adj. on the job; "had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived"

adj. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"

adj. kept occupied or engaged; "she's tied up at the moment and can't see you"; "the phone was tied up for almost an hour"

adj. (of a person) very busy and active: "always on the go"

adj. too busy

adj. busy or occupied with; "what have you been up to?"; "up to no good"

adv. against a flat surface: "He lay flat on his back"