8 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Round \Round\, v. i. & t. [From {Roun}.]
To whisper. [obs.] --Shak. Holland.
The Bishop of Glasgow rounding in his ear, ``Ye are not
a wise man,'' . . . he rounded likewise to the bishop,
and said ``Wherefore brought ye me here?''
--Calderwood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Round \Round\, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr L.
rotundus, fr rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf {Rotund},
{roundel}, {Rundlet}.]
1. Having every portion of the surface or of the
circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;
circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a
circular shape; orbicular; globular; as a round ball.
``The big round tears.'' --Shak.
Upon the firm opacous globe Of this round world.
--Milton.
2. Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as the barrel
of a musket is round.
3. Having a curved outline or form especially, one like the
arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface
of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or
pointed; as a round arch; round hills. ``Their round
haunches gored.'' --Shak.
4. Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately
in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of
numbers.
Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than
the fraction. --Arbuthnot.
5. Not inconsiderable; large hence generous; free as a
round price.
Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.
--Shak.
Round was their pace at first but slackened soon.
--Tennyson.
6. Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as a round voice; a
round note.
7. (Phonetics) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the
lip opening, making the opening more or less round in
shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to
Pronunciation, [sect] 11.
8. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not
mincing; as a round answer; a round oath. ``The round
assertion.'' --M. Arnold.
Sir Toby, I must be round with you --Shak.
9. Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt;
finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with
reference to their style. [Obs.]
In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant.
--Peacham.
10. Complete and consistent; fair; just -- applied to
conduct.
Round dealing is the honor of man's nature.
--Bacon.
{At a round rate}, rapidly. --Dryden.
{In round numbers}, approximately in even units, tens,
hundreds, etc.; as a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be
said to hold in round numbers 100 bushels.
{Round bodies} (Geom.), the sphere right cone, and right
cylinder.
{Round clam} (Zo["o]l.), the quahog.
{Round dance} one which is danced by couples with a whirling
or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc
{Round game}, a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his
own account.
{Round hand}, a style of penmanship in which the letters are
formed in nearly an upright position, and each separately
distinct; -- distinguished from running hand.
{Round robin}. [Perhaps F. round round + ruban ribbon.]
a A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest,
etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so
as not to indicate who signed first ``No round
robins signed by the whole main deck of the Academy
or the Porch.'' --De Quincey.
b (Zo["o]l.) The cigar fish.
{Round shot}, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance.
{Round Table}, the table about which sat King Arthur and his
knights. See {Knights of the Round Table}, under {Knight}.
{Round tower}, one of certain lofty circular stone towers,
tapering from the base upward, and usually having a
conical cap or roof, which crowns the summit, -- found
chiefly in Ireland. They are of great antiquity, and vary
in heigh from thirty-five to one hundred and thiry feet.
{Round trot}, one in which the horse throws out his feet
roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot. --Addison.
{Round turn} (Naut.), one turn of a rope round a timber, a
belaying pin, etc
{To bring up with a round turn}, to stop abruptly. [Colloq.]
Syn: Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular;
orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Round \Round\, n.
1. Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. ``The golden
round'' [the crown]. --Shak.
In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled. --Milton.
2. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a
series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a
periodical revolution; as the round of the seasons; a
round of pleasures.
3. A course of action or conduct performed by a number of
persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a
circle.
Women to cards may be compared: we play A round or
two which used we throw away --Granville.
The feast was served; the bowl was crowned; To the
king's pleasure went the mirthful round. --Prior.
4. A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in
turn, and then repeated.
the trivial round, the common task. --Keble.
5. A circular dance.
Come knit hands, and beat the ground, In a light
fantastic round. --Milton.
6. That which goes round a whole circle or company; as a
round of applause.
7. Rotation, as in office; succession. --Holyday.
8. The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also a crosspiece
which joins and braces the legs of a chair.
All the rounds like Jacob's ladder rise. --Dryden.
9. A course ending where it began; a circuit; a beat
especially, one freguently or regulary traversed; also
the act of traversing a circuit; as a watchman's round;
the rounds of the postman.
10. (Mil.)
a A walk performed by a guard or an officer round the
rampart of a garrison, or among sentinels, to see
that the sentinels are faithful and all things safe;
also the guard or officer, with his attendants, who
performs this duty; -- usually in the plural.
b A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops
in which each soldier fires once.
c Ammunition for discharging a piece or pieces once;
as twenty rounds of ammunition were given out
11. (Mus.) A short vocal piece, resembling a catch in which
three or four voices follow each other round in a species
of canon in the unison.
12. The time during which prize fighters or boxers are in
actual contest without an intermission, as prescribed by
their rules a bout.
13. A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded,
the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
14. A vessel filled, as for drinking. [R.]
15. An assembly; a group a circle; as a round of
politicians. --Addison.
16. (Naut.) See {Roundtop}.
17. Same as {Round of beef}, below.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Round \Round\, v. i.
1. To grow round or full; hence to attain to fullness,
completeness, or perfection.
The queen your mother rounds apace. --Shak.
So rounds he to a separate mind, From whence clear
memory may begin. --Tennyson.
2. To go round, as a guard. [Poetic]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Round \Round\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rounded}; p. pr & vb n.
{Rounding}.]
1. To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a
round or convex figure to as to round a silver coin; to
round the edges of anything
Worms with many feet, which round themselves into
balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.
--Bacon.
The figures on our modern medals are raised and
rounded to a very great perfection. --Addison.
2. To surround; to encircle; to encompass.
The inclusive verge Of golden metal that must round
my brow. --Shak.
3. To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence
to bring to a fit conclusion.
We are such stuff As dreams are made on and our
little life Is rounded with a sleep. --Shak.
4. To go round wholly or in part to go about (a corner or
point); as to round a corner; to round Cape Horn.
5. To make full, smooth, and flowing; as to round periods in
writing. --Swift.
{To round in} (Naut.) To haul up usually, to haul the slack
of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a
tackle which hangs loose) by its fall. --Totten.
b To collect together (cattle) by riding around them as
on cattle ranches
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Round \Round\, adv
1. On all sides; around
Round he throws his baleful eyes. --Milton.
2. Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or
reversing one's position; as to turn one's head round; a
wheel turns round.
3. In circumference; as a ball is ten inches round.
4. From one side or party to another; as to come or turn
round, -- that is to change sides or opinions.
5. By or in a circuit; by a course longer than the direct
course; back to the starting point.
6. Through a circle, as of friends or houses.
The invitations were sent round accordingly. --Sir
W. Scott.
7. Roundly; fully; vigorously. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
{All round}, over the whole place in every direction.
{All-round}, of general capacity; as an all-round man.
[Colloq.]
{To bring one round}.
a To cause one to change his opinions or line of
conduct.
b To restore one to health. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Round \Round\, prep.
On every side of so as to encompass or encircle; around
about as the people atood round him to go round the city;
to wind a cable round a windlass.
The serpent Error twines round human hearts. --Cowper.
{Round about}, an emphatic form for round or about ``Moses .
. . set them [The elders] round about the tabernacle.''
--Num. xi 24.
{To come round}, to gain the consent of or circumvent, (a
person) by flattery or deception. [Colloq.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
round
adj 1: having a circular shape [syn: {circular}] [ant: {square}]
2: full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and
reverberating phrase" [syn: {orotund}, {rotund}]
3: (of numbers) to the nearest ten hundred, or thousand; "in
round numbers"
n 1: a charge of ammunition for a single shot [syn: {unit of
ammunition}, {one shot}]
2: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events
occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons" [syn: {cycle},
{rhythm}]
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"
[syn: {beat}, {circuit}]
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" [syn: {round of golf}]
6: the usual activities in your day "the doctor made his
rounds" [syn: {daily round}]
7: (in sports) a period of play during which one team is on the
offensive [syn: {turn}, {bout}]
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" [syn: {round of drinks}]
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 [syn: {rung}, {stave}]
14: any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out
metal circles" [syn: {circle}]
adv : from beginning to end throughout; "It rains all year round
on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" [syn: {around}]
v 1: wind around move along a circular course
2: make round [syn: {round out}, {round off}]
3: be around [syn: {surround}, {environ}, {encircle}, {circle},
{ring}]
4: pronounce with rounded lips [syn: {labialize}]
5: attack verbally, in speech or writing; "The editors of the
left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn: {attack},
{assail}, {lash out}, {snipe}, {assault}]
6: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state;
"polish your social manners" [syn: {polish}, {round off},
{polish up}, {brush up}]
7: express as a round number; "round off the amount" [syn: {round
off}, {round down}, {round out}]
8: become round, plump, or shapely [syn: {fill out}]
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