round

adverb
So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.So as to surround or be near.Nearly; approximately; about.From place to place.From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.(with turn, spin etc.) So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people.Used with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity.

preposition
Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.(of abstract things) Centred upon; surrounding.Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.Near; in the vicinity of.At or to various places within.

noun
A circular or spherical object or part of an object.A circular or repetitious route.A general outburst from a group of people at an event.A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.A single individual portion or dose of medicine.One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.A stage, level, set of events in a game(drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.(butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine.A rung, as of a ladder.A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.A circular dance.Rotation, as in office; succession.A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.An assembly; a group; a circle.A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.A vessel filled, as for drinking.A round-top.A round of beef.

verb
To shape something into a curve.To become shaped into a curve.(with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.To turn past a boundary.To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).To advance to home plate.To go round, pass, go past.To encircle; to encompass.To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.To do ward rounds.To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.To go or turn round; to wheel about.

adjective
(physical) Shape.Complete, whole, not lacking.(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.Large in magnitude.(authorship, of a fictional character) Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.Vaulted.