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What does mess about mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word mess about? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To misbehave
  2. (intransitive) To be in a casual non-committal relationship
  3. (transitive) To play with; to toy with; to waste the time of (a person).
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He stood a bit over six feet and had shoulder-length oily black hair, which was worn in a mess about his features.
If you don't want to mess about with components, however, the Blackberry could be just the job.
Why would we even attempt to mess about with it?
Schoolchildren must be free to mess about, read, play, think, breathe... away from negative influences.
By giving discharge, the majority in this Parliament has let this chance slip, and, regrettably, the Commission has once more succeeded in obtaining a licence to mess about for the next two years.
And as if that wasn't enough, more bugs are lurking in our brains, ready to mess about with our thought processes.

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