ROUND
Definition of ROUND
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So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
"High above, vultures circled around."
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So as to surround or be near.
"Everybody please gather around."
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Nearly; approximately; about.
"An adult elephant weighs around five tons."
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Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.
"I planted a row of lilies around the statue."
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(of abstract things) Centred upon; surrounding.
"There has been a lot of controversy around the handling of personal information."
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Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
"She went around the track fifty times."
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A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
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A circular or repetitious route.
"The guards have started their rounds; the prisoner should be caught soon."
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A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
"The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two."
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To shape something into a curve.
"The carpenter rounded the edges of the table."
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To become shaped into a curve.
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(with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.
"She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class."
Source: Wiktionary
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