round

1. 1

   Of shape:; Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.physical

   • We sat at a round table to make conversation easier.
2. 2

   Of shape:; Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.physical

   • The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat.
3. 3

   Of shape:; Loosely or approximately circular.physical

   • a round belly
   • a round face
4. 4

   Of shape:; Plump.physical

   • He was tall and thin but his wife was short and round.
5. 5

   Complete, whole, not lacking.

   • The baker sold us a round dozen.
6. 6

   Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.

   • One hundred is a nice round number.
7. 7

   Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.

   • "Supposing somebody sees you, with all those flowers too? Supposing somebody writes him a letter? Ooooh!" (a pure round open Tamil O.)
8. 8

   Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing words.

   • a round answer
   • a round oath
9. 9

   Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.

   • In his satires Horace is quick, round, and[…]pleasant.
10. 10

    Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.obsolete

    • Round dealing is the honour of man's nature.

1. 1

   A circular or spherical object or part of an object.

   • in labyrinth of many a round self-rolled
   • All at once the sun was through, a round of dulled silver, racing slantwise through the clouds yet always staying in the same place.
2. 2

   A circular or repetitious route.

   • hospital rounds
   • The prison guards have started their nightly rounds.
3. 3

   A general outburst from a group of people at an event.

   • The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two.
4. 4

   A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.countable

5. 5

   A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.

   • They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes.
6. 6

   A single individual portion or dose of medicine.

   • Daniel underwent one round of chemotherapy in February but stopped after that single treatment, citing religious beliefs.
7. 7

   One slice of bread.UK

   • For breakfast I had two rounds of toast and a mug of tea.
8. 8

   One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).

9. 9

   A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.

10. 10

    A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.

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1. 1

   Alternative form of around.alt-ofalternativerare

   • I look round the room quickly to make sure it's neat.
2. 2

   Alternative form of around.alt-ofalternative

   • The farmer fed his cow hay all the year round.

1. 1

   Alternative form of around.alt-ofalternativenot-comparable

   • The invitations were sent round accordingly.

1. 1

   To shape something into a curve.transitive

   • The carpenter rounded the edges of the table.
2. 2

   To become shaped into a curve.intransitive

   • The girl's figure, he perceived, was admirably proportioned; she was evidently at the period when the angles of childhood were rounding into the promising curves of adolescence.
3. 3

   To finish; to complete; to fill out; see also round out.

   • She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class.
4. 4

   To approximate (a number, especially a decimal number) by the closest whole number, or some other close number, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.; see also round down, round up.intransitivetransitive

   • The exact amount was $101.65, but we rounded it to $100.
   • 95.9 rounds to 96.
5. 5

   To turn past a boundary.transitive

   • Helen watched him until he rounded the corner.
6. 6

   To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).intransitive

   • As a group of policemen went past him, one of them rounded on him, grabbing him by the arm.
7. 7

   To advance to home plate.transitive

   • And the runners round the bases on the double by Jones.
8. 8

   To go round, pass, go past.transitive

   • Diouf rounded Zaluska near the byeline and crossed but Daniel Majstorovic headed away and Celtic eventually mopped up the danger.
9. 9

   To encircle; to encompass.

   • The inclusive verge Of golden metal that must round my brow.
10. 10

    To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.

    • The queen your mother rounds apace.
    • So rounds he to a separate mind ⁠From whence clear memory may begin, ⁠As thro’ the frame that binds him in His isolation grows defined.

1. 1

   To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.Northern-EnglandScotlandarchaic

2. 2

   To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.Northern-EnglandScotlandarchaic

   • The Bishop of Glasgow rounding in his ear, "Ye are not a wise man," […] he rounded likewise to the bishop, and said, "Wherefore brought ye me here?"

1. 1

   A whisper; whispering.Northern-EnglandScotlandarchaic

2. 2

   Discourse; song.Northern-EnglandScotlandarchaic