What is the meaning of Round?

Of shape:

  1. Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.

    Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.

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

    Loosely or approximately circular.

    Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves.

    Plump.

    Complete, whole, not lacking.

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

    Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.

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

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

    Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.

    Large in magnitude.

    Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.

    Vaulted.

    Returning to its starting point.

    A circular or spherical object or part of an object.

    A circular or repetitious route.

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

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

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

    A single individual portion or dose of medicine.

    One slice of bread.

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

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

    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.

    One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.

    A stage, level, set of events in a game

    1. A stage in a competition.

      A stage in a competition.

      In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.

      A stage or level of a game.

      The play after each deal.

      A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.

      A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.

      The hindquarters of a bovine.

      A rung, as of a ladder.

      A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.

      A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.

      A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.

      A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.

      A circular dance.

      Rotation, as in office; succession.

      A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.

      An assembly; a group; a circle.

      A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.

      A vessel filled, as for drinking.

      A round-top.

      A round of beef.

      Alternative form of around

      Alternative form of around

      Alternative form of around

      To shape something into a curve.

      To become shaped into a curve.

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

      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.

      To turn past a boundary.

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

      To advance to home plate.

      To go round, pass, go past.

      To encircle; to encompass.

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

      To do ward rounds.

      To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.

      To go or turn round; to wheel about.

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

      To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.

      A whisper; whispering.

      Discourse; song.

      walk; stroll (Classifier: c)

      round (serving of something) (Classifier: c)

      round; turn (Classifier: c)

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      round (session or series)

      round (segment of a fight)

      a stage of a dispute, confrontation or other difficult endeavour

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      Source: wiktionary.org