I. rau̇nd adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French rund, reund, from Latin rotundus — more at rotund
Date: 14th century
1.
a.
(1) : having every part of the surface or circumference equidistant from the center
(2) : cylindrical
a round peg
b. : approximately round
a round face
2. : well filled out : plump , shapely
3.
a. : complete , full
a round dozen
a round ton
b. : approximately correct ; especially : exact only to a specific decimal or place
use the round number 1400 for the exact figure 1411
c. : substantial in amount : ample
a good round price — T. B. Costain
4. : direct in utterance : outspoken
a round denunciation
5. : moving in or forming a circle
6.
a. : brought to completion or perfection : finished
b. : presented with lifelike fullness or vividness
7. : delivered with a swing of the arm
a round blow
8.
a. : having full or unimpeded resonance or tone : sonorous
b. : pronounced with rounded lips : labialized
9. : of or relating to handwriting predominantly curved rather than angular
• round·ness ˈrau̇n(d)-nəs noun
II. adverb
Date: 14th century
: around
III. noun
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : something (as a circle, globe, or ring) that is round
b.
(1) : a knot of people
(2) : a circle of things
2. : round dance 1
3. : a musical canon in which each part begins on the same note and is continuously repeated
4.
a. : a rung of a ladder or a chair
b. : a rounded molding
5.
a. : a circling or circuitous path or course
b. : motion in a circle or a curving path
6.
a. : a route or circuit habitually covered (as by a security guard or police officer)
b. : a series of similar or customary calls or stops
making the round s of his friends — Current Biography
especially : a series of regularly scheduled professional calls on hospital patients made by a doctor or nurse — usually used in plural
7. : a drink of liquor apiece served at one time to each person in a group
I'll buy the next round
8. : a sequence of recurring routine or repetitive actions or events
went about my round of chores
the newest round of talks
9. : a period of time that recurs in a fixed pattern
the daily round
10.
a. : one shot fired by a weapon or by each man in a military unit
b. : a unit of ammunition consisting of the parts necessary to fire one shot
11.
a. : a unit of action in a contest or game which comprises a stated period, covers a prescribed distance, includes a specified number of plays, or gives each player one turn
b. : a division of a tournament in which each contestant plays an opponent
12. : a prolonged burst (as of applause)
13.
a. : a cut of meat (as beef) especially between the rump and the lower leg — see beef illustration
b. : a slice of food
a round of bread
14. : a rounded or curved part
•
- in the round
IV. verb
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to make round
b.
(1) : to make (the lips) round and protruded (as in the pronunciation of ü)
(2) : to pronounce with lip rounding : labialize
2.
a. : go around
b. : to pass part of the way around
3. : encircle , encompass
4. : to bring to completion or perfection — often used with off or out
5. : to express as a round number — often used with off
11.3572 round ed off to two decimal places becomes 11.36
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to become round, plump, or shapely
b. : to reach fullness or completion
2. : to follow a winding course : bend
•
- round on
V. preposition
Date: 1602
1. : around
2. : all during : throughout
round the year
VI. transitive verb
Etymology: alteration of Middle English rounen, from Old English rūnian; akin to Old English rūn mystery — more at rune
Date: circa 1529
1. archaic : whisper
2. archaic : to speak to in a whisper