Collins English-English Dictionary

round [raυnd]

1. 1. adj having a flat circular shape, as a disc or hoop

2. 2. adj having the shape of a sphere or ball

3. 3. adj curved; not angular

4. 4. adj involving or using circular motion

5. 5. adj [prenominal] complete; entire

   a round dozen

6. 6. adj [maths] forming or expressed by an integer or whole number, with no fraction

7. 7. adj expressed to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand

   in round figures

8. 8. adj (of a sum of money) considerable; ample

9. 9. adj fully depicted or developed, as a character in a book

10. 10. adj full and plump

    round cheeks

11. 11. adj (of sound) full and sonorous

12. 12. adj (of pace) brisk; lively

13. 13. adj [prenominal] (of speech) candid; straightforward; unmodified

    a round assertion

14. 14. adj (of a vowel) pronounced with rounded lips

15. 15. n a round shape or object

16. 16. n a session, as of a negotiation

    a round of talks

17. 17. n a series, cycle, or sequence

    a giddy round of parties

18. 18. n a stage of a competition

    he was eliminated in the first round

19. 19. n [often plural] a series of calls, esp in a set order

    a doctor's rounds

    a milkman's round

20. 20. n a playing of all the holes on a golf course

21. 21. n a single turn of play by each player, as in a card game

22. 22. n one of a number of periods constituting a boxing, wrestling, or other match, each usually lasting three minutes

23. 23. n [archery] a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance

24. 24. n a single discharge by a number of guns or a single gun

25. 25. n a bullet, blank cartridge, or other charge of ammunition

26. 26. n a number of drinks bought at one time for a group of people

27. 27. n a single slice of bread or toast or two slices making a single serving of sandwiches

28. 28. n a general outburst of applause, cheering, etc

29. 29. n movement in a circle or around an axis

30. 30. n [music] a part song in which the voices follow each other at equal intervals at the same pitch

31. 31. n a sequence of bells rung in order of treble to tenor - Compare change

32. 32. n a dance in which the dancers move in a circle

33. 33. n a cut of beef from the thigh between the rump and the shank

34. 34. prep surrounding, encircling, or enclosing

    a band round her head

35. 35. prep on all or most sides of

    to look round one

36. 36. prep on or outside the circumference or perimeter of

    the stands round the racecourse

37. 37. prep situated at various points in

    a lot of shelves round the house

38. 38. prep from place to place in

    driving round Ireland

39. 39. prep somewhere in or near

    to stay round the house

40. 40. prep making a circuit or partial circuit about

    the ring road round the town

41. 41. prep reached by making a partial circuit about something

    the shop round the corner

42. 42. prep revolving round a centre or axis

    the earth's motion round its axis

43. 43. prep so as to have a basis in

    the story is built round a good plot

44. 44. adv on all or most sides

    the garden is fenced all round

    the crowd gathered round

45. 45. adv on or outside the circumference or perimeter

    the racing track is two miles round

46. 46. adv in all directions from a point of reference

    he owns the land for ten miles round

47. 47. adv to all members of a group

    pass the food round

48. 48. adv in rotation or revolution

    the wheels turn round

49. 49. adv by a circuitous route

    the road to the farm goes round by the pond

50. 50. adv to a specific place

    she came round to see me

51. 51. vb to make or become round

52. 52. vt. [tr] to encircle; surround

53. 53. vt. to move or cause to move with circular motion

    to round a bend

54. 54. vt. [tr] to pronounce (a speech sound) with rounded lips

55. 55. vt. to purse (the lips)

56. 56. vt. See also round down round off round on round out round up

57. 57. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French ront, from Latin rotundus round, from rota a wheel