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Definition of beat around the bush

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Other terms relating to 'to lie':

Definitions include: to give bad advice.
Definitions include: of misdeeds or misfortune, to minimize their severity.
Definitions include: to have sex (with).
Definitions include: any deceptions or tricks designed to confuse or manipulate a person.
Definitions include: to deceive a person, usually in a playful manner.
Definitions include: related to immorality or illegality.
Definitions include: to tell a different lie when covering up something.
Definitions include: to lie frequently.
Definitions include: cocaine.
Definitions include: to jokingly deceive.
Definitions include: to lie.
Definitions include: a replacement word for fuck.
Definitions include: to anger.
Definitions include: to lie to.
Definitions include: to take a quote out of context in order to make it present a point of view that isn't compatible with the original quote.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'around':

Definitions include: the bathroom.
Definitions include: one's home neighborhood.
Definitions include: to waste time.
Definitions include: experienced.
Definitions include: to be lazy.
Definitions include: to act like a clown; to joke.
Definitions include: acronym for "cash rules everything around me".
Definitions include: to cruise (drive) around.
Definitions include: to be joking.
Definitions include: to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time".
Definitions include: to waste time, to mess around.
Definitions include: to intentionally show off an item.
Definitions include: to engage in intimate sexual activities; "mess around".
Definitions include: to cheat on one's significant other.
Definitions include: Being unserious.

Other terms relating to 'beat':

Definitions include: a disappointing event.
Definitions include: acronym of "Biggest Beating Ever," which can refer to "beating" as in a severe physical attack, or a severe defeat e.g. in a competitive sport.
Definitions include: lacking excitement or people; "boring".
Definitions include: to bring up a subject that was resolved (or should have been resolved) long ago.
Definitions include: to be vastly superior.
Definitions include: to engage in doggy-style sex.
Definitions include: to leave quickly; "haul ass".
Definitions include: a fight or severe beating.
Definitions include: unattractive or undesirable.
Definitions include: to hurry, hustle, esp. when departing.
Definitions include: to physically beat someone causing extensive injury.
Definitions include: to masturbate.
Definitions include: for a male to have sexual intercourse.
Definitions include: to masturbate.
Definitions include: to beat a person.

Other terms relating to 'bush':

Definitions include: natural, untrimmed pubic hair ("bush"), especially on a female.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: one's pubic hair.
Definitions include: tired.
Definitions include: bad or inferior.
Definitions include: natural, untrimmed pubic hair, especially on a female.
Definitions include: natural, untrimmed pubic hair ("bush"), especially on a female.
Definitions include: unkempt pubic hair ("bush") on a female, during the non-bikini season.

Other terms relating to 'the':

Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
Definitions include: interrogation.
Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
Definitions include: information.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: inclusive.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.

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