| VERB | contact | muck about, putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck around | do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly |
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| Meaning | Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck around | |
| Narrower | puddle | mess around, as in a liquid / liquid or paste |
| Broader | work | Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity |