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[[t]raʊnd[/t]]adj. round•er, round•est, n. adv. prep. v.1) having a flat, circular form, as a disk or hoop2) curved like part of a circle, as an outline3) having a circular cross section, as a cylinder4) spherical or globular, as a ball5) shaped like part of a sphere; hemispherical6) consisting of full, curved lines or shapes, as handwriting or parts of the body7) executed with or involving circular motion8) full or complete:a round dozen[/ex]9) math. noting, formed, or expressed by an integer or whole number with no fraction10) math. expressed, given, or exact to the nearest multiple or power of ten:in round numbers[/ex]11) ample:a round sum of money[/ex]12) brought to completeness or perfection13) fully delineated or developed, as a character in fiction14) full and sonorous, as sound15) straightforward, plain, or candid:a round scolding[/ex]16) any round shape or object17) something circular in cross section, as a rung of a ladder18) Sometimes, rounds. a completed course of time, series of events or operations, etc., ending at a point corresponding to that at the beginning19) any complete course, series, or succession:a round of talks[/ex]20) Often, rounds. a going around from place to place, as in a habitual circuit:a doctor's rounds[/ex]21) a completed course or spell of activity, commonly one of a series:a round of bridge[/ex]22) a single outburst, as of applause or cheers23) a single discharge of shot by each of a number of guns, rifles, etc24) a single discharge by one firearm25) a charge of ammunition for a single shot26) a single serving, esp. of drink, to everyone present27) movement in a circle or around an axis28) coo a cut of beef from the thigh, below the rump and above the leg29) mad a short musical canon at the unison, in which the voices enter at equally spaced intervals of time30) spo a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance from the target in archery31) spo one of a series of three-minute periods making up a boxing match32) spo a playing of a complete golf course33) throughout or from the beginning to the end of a recurring period of time:all year round[/ex]34) Also, 'round. around35) throughout (a period of time):a resort visited round the year[/ex]36) around:It happened round noon[/ex]37) to make round38) to free from angularity; fill out symmetrically39) to bring to completeness or perfection; finish (often fol. by off or out)40) to make a turn or partial circuit around or to the other side of:to round a corner[/ex]41) to make a complete circuit of; pass completely around42) phna) to make the opening at (the lips) relatively round or pursedb) phn to pronounce (a speech sound, esp. a vowel) with rounded lips43) math. to express as a round number, esp. to replace by the nearest multiple of 10, with 5 being increased to the next highest multiple (often fol. by off):15,837 can be rounded off to 15,840[/ex]44) to encircle or surround45) to become round, plump, or free from angularity (often fol. by out)46) to develop to completeness or perfection47) to make a turn or a partial or complete circuit around something48) to turn around as on an axis:to round on one's heels[/ex]49) math. to reduce the number of digits to the right of a decimal point by dropping the final digit and adding 1 to the next preceding digit if the digit dropped was 5 or more50) navig. phv round to, to turn a sailing vessel in the direction from which the wind is blowing51) phv round upa) ahb. phv to drive or bring (cattle, sheep, etc.) togetherb) phv to assemble; gather:to round up all the evidence[/ex]•Etymology: 1250–1300; (adj.) ME ro(u) nd < OF, s. of ront, earlier reont < VL*retundus, for L rotundus (see rotund); (n.) ME, partly der. of the adj., partly < OF rond, ronde (der. of ront); (v.) ME, der. of the adj.; (adv. and prep.) ME, appar. aph. form of around round′ness, n. IIround[[t]raʊnd[/t]] v. t. v. i. archaicto whisper•Etymology: bef. 1000; ME rounen, OE rūnian, der. of rūn a secret, rune I
From formal English to slang. 2014.
