Meaning & Definition of Round in English

1. A charge of ammunition for a single shot

2. An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

• "The never-ending cycle of the seasons"

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"

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"

6. The usual activities in your day

• "The doctor made his rounds"

7. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

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"

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"

12. An outburst of applause

• "There was a round of applause"

13. A crosspiece between the legs of a chair

14. Any circular or rotating mechanism

• "The machine punched out metal circles"

1. Wind around

• Move along a circular course

• "Round the bend"

2. Make round

• "Round the edges"

3. Pronounce with rounded lips

4. Attack in speech or writing

• "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new house speaker"

5. Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

• "Polish your social manners"

6. Express as a round number

• "Round off the amount"

7. Become round, plump, or shapely

• "The young woman is fleshing out"

1. Having a circular shape

2. (of sounds) full and rich

• "Orotund tones"

• "The rotund and reverberating phrase"

• "Pear-shaped vowels"

3. (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand

• "In round numbers"

1. From beginning to end

• Throughout

• "It rains all year round on skye"

• "Frigid weather the year around"