round

• 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)
make round, become round
circular, ring-shaped, rounded
around, circum-
around, at approximately
something that is round is shaped like a ball or a circle.
round also means curved.
if something or a group of things is round or around something else, it is situated on every side of it. the form around can be used instead of round when it is a preposition or an adverb.
if one thing moves round or around another, the first thing keeps moving in a circle, with the second thing at the centre of the circle. the form around can be used instead of round when it is a preposition or an adverb.
if something is going round and round, it is spinning or moving in circles.
if you turn or look round or around, you turn so that you are facing in a different direction. the form around can be used instead of round when it is a preposition or an adverb.
if you go round or around something, you move in a curve past it. the form around can be used instead of round when it is a preposition or an adverb.
when you round something, you move in a curve past it.
if something happens or exists in many parts of a place, you can say that it happens or exists round or around that place. the form around can be used instead of round when it is a preposition or an adverb.
if you go round or around a place, you go to several different parts of it. the form around can be used instead of round when it is a preposition or an adverb.
when you ask people round or when someone comes round, they visit your house to see you. the form around can be used instead of round when it is a preposition or an adverb.
a round of events is a series of connected events that is part of a longer series.
a round of a competition is a set of games or turns within it.
a round of golf is one game.
in a boxing match or a wrestling match, a round is one of the periods during which the boxers or wrestlers fight.
if you buy a round of drinks, you buy a drink for each member of the group of people that you are with.
a round of ammunition is the bullet or bullets that are released when a gun is fired.
when people such as doctors go on their rounds, they make a series of visits as part of their job.
see also rounded.
if something has been rounded off or if you round something off, it has been completed in a satisfactory way.
if you round on someone who is criticizing you, attacking you, or causing you difficulties, you respond angrily by criticizing or attacking that person yourself.
if you round up animals or people, you gather them together.