round

adjective

1. shaped like a ball; spherical; globular
2. 1. shaped like a circle, ring, or disk; circular
   2. shaped like a cylinder (in having a circular cross section); cylindrical
3. curved in shape like part of a sphere or circle
4. not angular; plump or stout
5. involving, or done in or with, a circular motion: a round dance
6. 1. not lacking part; full; complete: a round dozen
   2. completed; perfected
7. completed by progressing through a course which, as if circular, returns to the starting point: a round trip
8. constituting, or expressed by, a whole number, or integer; not fractional
9. expressed in units divisible by ten, one hundred, etc., rather than exactly: 500 is a round number for 498, 503, etc.
10. large in amount, size, etc.; considerable: a round sum
11. mellow and full in tone; sonorous: rich round tones
12. brisk; vigorous and rapid: a round pace
13. outspoken; plain and blunt; straightforward
14. Phonet. articulated with the lips forming a circular or oval opening; rounded: a round vowel

Origin: ME < OFr roont < L rotundus: see rotund

noun

1. something round or rounded; thing or part that is spherical, globular, circular, curved, annular, or cylindrical
2. 1. a rung of a ladder
   2. a crossbar connecting the legs of a chair
3. the rounded part of the thigh of a beef animal, between the rump and the leg
4. movement in a circular course or about an axis
5. round dance
6. a series or succession of actions, events, etc. that is completed at, or as if at, the point where it began: a round of parties
7. the complete extent; whole range: the round of human beliefs
8. a regular, customary course or circuit, as by a watchman of a station, a doctor of hospital patients, a drinker of a number of bars, etc.
9. a single serving, as of drinks, to each of a group
10. 1. a single shot from each of a number of rifles, artillery pieces, etc. fired together, or a shot from a single gun
    2. ammunition for a single shot; cartridge, shell, etc.
11. a single outburst, as of applause, cheering, etc.; salvo
12. a circular slice, as of bread
13. Archery a specified number of arrows shot at the target from a specified distance according to the rules
14. Games, Sports a single period or division of action, usually one of a series [a round of poker]; specif.,
    1. Boxing any of the timed periods of a fight; a round is now generally limited to three minutes, and the interval between rounds to one minute
    2. Golf a number of holes as a unit of competition, esp. eighteen
15. Music
    1. a short song for two or more voices, in which the second starts when the first reaches the second phrase, etc. and upon concluding each voice begins again, as in a canon
    2. the ringing in sequence of a set of bells from the smallest to the largest, in change ringing

transitive verb

1. to make round: often with off
2. to deprive of angularity or make plump: usually with out
3. to express as a round number: usually with off
4. to complete; finish; perfect: usually with out or off
5. to make a circuit of; pass around: we rounded the island
6. to make a turn about: to round a corner
7. to cause to move in a circular course
8. Now Rare to encircle; surround
9. Phonet. to articulate with the lips forming a circular or oval opening

intransitive verb

1. to make a complete or partial circuit; move in a curved or circular course
2. 1. to turn; reverse direction
   2. to attack or oppose suddenly or unexpectedly; turn (on)
3. to become round or plump: often with out
4. to develop (into): the talk rounded into a plan

adverb

1. around ( & )
2. for each of several; to include all in a group: not enough to go round
3. by a circuitous course; in a roundabout way
4. with a rotating or revolving movement

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Origin: ME rounen (+ unhistoric -d) < OE runian, to whisper: see rune