Round — synonyms, round antonyms, definition

1. round (o)

around during over through throughout via

2. round (a)

accomplished buxom candid chubby circular complete corpulent entire fair fat finished fleshy frank full honest obese open outspoken plain plump • • •

3. round (Noun)

apogee appointment assignment ball bat beat bend bicycle bout bullet burst camber circle circuit circulation circumference circumvention course cross-piece curve • • •

round (Noun) — A charge of ammunition for a single shot.

round (Noun) — An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs. ex. "the never-ending round of the seasons"

round (Noun) — A regular route for a sentry or policeman. ex. "in the old days a policeman walked a round and knew all his people by name"

round (Noun) — (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order). ex. "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning" ex. "the postman's rounds" ex. "we enjoyed our round of the local bars"

round (Noun) — The activity of playing 18 holes of golf. ex. "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"

round (Noun) — The usual activities in your day. ex. "the doctor made his rounds"

round (Noun) — (sport) a division during which one team is on the offensive.

round (Noun) — The course along which communications spread. ex. "the story is going the rounds in Washington"

round (Noun) — A serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic). ex. "he ordered a second round"

round (Noun) — A cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg.

round (Noun) — 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. ex. "they enjoyed singing rounds"

round (Noun) — An outburst of applause. ex. "there was a round of applause"

round (Noun) — A crosspiece between the legs of a chair.

round (Noun) — Any circular or rotating mechanism. ex. "the machine punched out metal rounds"

ammo ammunition applause call clapping course crosspiece cut of beef division golf golf game habitude hand clapping helping interval itinerary part partsong path portion • • • bottom bottom of the inning disc disk top top of the inning phase phase angle round steak Rocker feeding chair folding chair highchair period of play play playing period rocking chair side chair straight chair

4. round (Verb)

arch assail assault attack bend brighten brush up burnish camber curve extend fill out flesh out hunch labialise labialize lash out perfect polish polish up • • •

round (Verb) — Wind around; move along a circular course. ex. "round the bend"

round (Verb) — Make round. ex. "round the edges"

round (Verb) — Pronounce with rounded lips.

round (Verb) — Aggressively challenge in speech or writing. ex. "The editors of the left-leaning paper rounded the new House Speaker"

round (Verb) — Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state. ex. "round your social manners"

round (Verb) — Express as a round number. ex. "round off the amount" ex. "round down the amount"

round (Verb) — Become round, plump, or shapely. ex. "The young woman is rounding"

alter articulate change criticise criticize damn enounce enunciate form gain go hone knock locomote modify move perfect pick apart pronounce put on • • • abuse barrage blackguard blister bombard clapperclaw claw purse rip rubbish scald shout vitriol whang whip

5. round (Adjective)

orotund pear-shaped square

round (Adjective) — Having a circular shape.

round (Adjective) — (of sounds) full and rich. ex. "round tones"

round (Adjective) — (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand. ex. "in round numbers"

6. round (Adverb)

round (Adverb) — From beginning to end; throughout. ex. "It rains all year round on Skye"

7. round (Preposition)

round (Preposition) — On all sides; so as to encircle.

round (Preposition) — In the whole extent of; everywhere. ex. "climate change will be a problem round the world"