What is the meaning of round?

noun

• A charge of ammunition for a single shot.
  • synonyms: unit of ammunition, one shot
• An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs.
  • usage: "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
  • synonyms: cycle, rhythm
• A regular route for a sentry or policeman.
  • usage: "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
  • synonyms: beat
• Often plural. ( a series of professional calls (usually in a set order))
  • usage: "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars"
• The activity of playing 18 holes of golf.
  • usage: "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"
  • synonyms: round of golf
• The usual activities in your day.
  • usage: "the doctor made his rounds"
  • synonyms: daily round
• Sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive.
  • synonyms: turn, bout
• The course along which communications spread.
  • usage: "the story is going the rounds in Washington"
• A serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic. )
  • usage: "he ordered a second round"
  • synonyms: round of drinks
• A cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg.
• 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.
  • usage: "they enjoyed singing rounds"
  • synonyms: troll
• An outburst of applause.
  • usage: "there was a round of applause"
• A crosspiece between the legs of a chair.
  • synonyms: rung, stave
• Any circular or rotating mechanism.
  • usage: "the machine punched out metal circles"
  • synonyms: circle

verb

• Wind around; move along a circular course.
  • usage: "round the bend"
• Make round.
  • usage: "round the edges"
  • synonyms: round out, round off
• Pronounce with rounded lips.
  • synonyms: labialize, labialise
• Attack in speech or writing.
  • usage: "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
  • synonyms: attack, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
• Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state.
  • usage: "polish your social manners"
  • synonyms: polish, round off, polish up, brush up
• Express as a round number.
  • usage: "round off the amount"
  • synonyms: round off, round down, round out
• Become round, plump, or shapely.
  • usage: "The young woman is fleshing out"
  • synonyms: flesh out, fill out

adjective

• Having a circular shape.
  • synonyms: circular
• Of sounds. ( full and rich)
  • usage: "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"
  • synonyms: orotund, rotund, pear-shaped
• Mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand. (
  • usage: "in round numbers"

adverb

• From beginning to end; throughout.
  • usage: "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
  • synonyms: around