Round - Definition

adv 1: from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year
round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" [syn:
round, around]
adj 1: having a circular shape [syn: round, circular] [ant:
square]
2: (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and
reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" [syn: orotund,
rotund, round, pear-shaped]
3: (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred,
or thousand; "in round numbers"
n 1: a charge of ammunition for a single shot [syn: round,
unit of ammunition, one shot]
2: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events
occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons" [syn:
cycle, rhythm, round]
3: a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a
policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
[syn: beat, round]
4: (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a
set order); "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every
morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of
the local bars"
5: the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf
takes about 4 hours" [syn: round of golf, round]
6: the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his
rounds" [syn: round, daily round]
7: (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
[syn: turn, bout, round]
8: the course along which communications spread; "the story is
going the rounds in Washington"
9: a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered
a second round" [syn: round, round of drinks]
10: a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
11: a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice
starts and others join in one after another until all are
singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they
enjoyed singing rounds" [syn: round, troll]
12: an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"
13: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair [syn: rung,
round, stave]
14: any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out
metal circles" [syn: circle, round]
v 1: wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend"
2: make round; "round the edges" [syn: round, round out,
round off]
3: pronounce with rounded lips [syn: round, labialize,
labialise]
4: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning
paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn: attack,
round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault]
5: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state;
"polish your social manners" [syn: polish, round, round
off, polish up, brush up]
6: express as a round number; "round off the amount" [syn:
round off, round down, round out, round]
7: become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing
out" [syn: round, flesh out, fill out]