/ Dictionary / Index R runabout: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: run•a•bout Pronunciation: (run'u-bout"), [key] — n. a small, light automobile or other vehicle, usually with an open top; roadster. a small pleasure motorboat. a person who roves around from place to place or group to group. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: runabout (Thesaurus) run runagate Related Content Daily Word Quiz: simian Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language