round

US /raʊnd/
UK /raʊnd/
"round" picture
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shaped like a circle or cylinder

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The table is round.
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She wore a round hat.
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circularsphericalcylindricalorbicularrotund
2.

complete; full

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We need a round number for the total.
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It was a round dozen of eggs.
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completefullentirewholeeven
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a series of events or a stage in a competition

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The first round of negotiations was difficult.
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He won the boxing match in the third round.
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boutheatstageturnsession
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a single shot or volley of shots from a firearm

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He fired a round at the target.
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The police exchanged several rounds with the suspects.
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shotbulletcartridgeshell
1.

move in a circle or curve

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The Earth rounds the sun.
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He rounded the corner quickly.
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circlecircumnavigatecurveturngo around
2.

make (a number) less exact but easier to use, usually by expressing it in terms of the nearest whole number or a multiple of ten or a hundred

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Please round up the total to the nearest dollar.
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We can round down the price to make it more appealing.
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approximateestimatenormalize
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in a circular direction or motion

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The wheels spun round and round.
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He looked round at the audience.
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aroundaboutin a circlecircularly
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so as to encircle or surround

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They walked round the lake.
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The fence goes round the garden.
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aroundaboutencompassingsurrounding
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roundedround on'roundyear-roundround tripround-shoulderedbring round