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round
prep. around, at approximately
 
adv. around, circum-
 
adj. circular, ring-shaped, rounded
 
n. cycle, revolution, rotation; any circular object; series of actions; series of games in a competition; shots fired from a gun or combat weapon; serving of alcoholic drinks (Informal)
 
v. make round, become round

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Round
Round or rounds may refer to:


Mathematics and science
  • The contour of a closed curve or surface with no sharp corners, such as an ellipsecircle, rounded rectangle, or sphere
  • Rounding, the shortening of a number to reduce the number of significant figures it contains
  • Round number, a number that ends with one or more zeroes
  • Roundness (geology), the smoothness of clastic particles

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round

Noun
1. a charge of ammunition for a single shot
(synonym) unit of ammunition, one shot
(hypernym) ammunition, ammo
2. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons"
(synonym) cycle, rhythm
(hypernym) time interval, interval
(part-meronym) phase, phase angle
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"
(synonym) beat
(hypernym) path, route, itinerary
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"
(hypernym) call
(classification) plural, plural form
5. the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"
(synonym) round of golf
(hypernym) golf, golf game
6. the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"
(synonym) daily round
(hypernym) habitude
7. (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
(synonym) turn, bout
(hypernym) playing period, period of play, play
(hyponym) top, top of the inning
(classification) sport, athletics
8. the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington"
(hypernym) path, track, course
9. a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round"
(synonym) round of drinks
(hypernym) helping, portion, serving
10. a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
(hypernym) cut of beef
(part-meronym) round steak
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"
(synonym) troll
(hypernym) partsong
12. an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"
(hypernym) applause, hand clapping, clapping
13. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
(synonym) rung, stave
(hypernym) crosspiece
(part-holonym) straight chair, side chair
14. any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"
(synonym) circle
(hypernym) rotating mechanism
(hyponym) disk, disc

Verb
1. wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(derivation) circle
2. make round; "round the edges"
(synonym) round out, round off
(hypernym) shape, form
(hyponym) purse
(derivation) rounder
3. be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
(synonym) surround, environ, encircle, circle, ring
(hypernym) hold, bear, carry, contain
(hyponym) twine
4. pronounce with rounded lips
(synonym) labialize, labialise
(hypernym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
5. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
(synonym) attack, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
(hypernym) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
(hyponym) abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
6. bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
(synonym) polish, round off, polish up, brush up
(hypernym) perfect, hone
7. express as a round number; "round off the amount"
(synonym) round off, round down, round out
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
8. become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"
(synonym) flesh out, fill out
(hypernym) gain, put on

Adjective
1. having a circular shape
(synonym) circular
(antonym) square
(similar) ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
(see-also) rounded
2. (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"
(synonym) orotund, rotund, pear-shaped
(similar) full
3. (of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers"
(similar) inexact

Adverb
1. from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
(synonym) around


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round
nm. round, series of games in a competition

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round
předlož. kolem; okolo
 
přísl. kolem; dokola; v okolí/blízko čeho; okolo/kolem čeho
 
příd.jm. kulatý; zaokrouhleně
 
n. kolo; řada; pochůzka; obchůzka; runda; hra; kulka; dávka; bouře; kánon
 
v. projít/projet kolem čeho; zakončit/završit co čím; shromáždit koho/co; zaokrouhlit nahoru/dolů