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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
round up vb (transitive, adverb)- to gather (animals, suspects, etc) together: to round ponies up
- to raise (a number) to the nearest whole number or ten, hundred, or thousand above it
Compare round down
n roundup - the act of gathering together livestock, esp cattle, so that they may be branded, counted, or sold
- any similar act of collecting or bringing together: a roundup of today's news
round1 /raʊnd/USA pronunciation
adj., -er, -est, n., adv., prep., v. adj.
- having a flat, circular form, such as a disk or hoop:The round moon shone down from the sky.
- shaped like a ball or globe:The earth is round.
- shaped like a long tube;
cylindrical:a round smokestack.
- made of or having full, curved lines:He had a round face and round cheeks.
- full or complete:[before a noun]a round dozen.
- Mathematics expressed to the nearest multiple or power of ten:[before a noun]In round numbers, the house cost $350,000.
n. [countable]
- a complete course or series, one following the other:The next round of peace talks was held in Geneva.
- Often, rounds. [plural] a going around from place to place, as in a definite direction:The doctor made her rounds in the children's hospital.
- a completed spell of activity in games or sport:a round of bridge.
- a single outburst, as of cheers:a round of applause.
- a firing of, or a piece of ammunition for, a gun, etc.:fired a few rounds at the enemy.
- a single serving, esp. of drink, to everyone present:bought the next round of drinks.
- Music and Dancea short piece of music in which different voices or instruments begin the melody at different times.
adv.
- from the beginning to the end of a period of time:We can go camping there all year round.
- Also, 'round. around.
prep.
- throughout (a period of time):a resort visited round the year.
- around:It happened round noon.
v.
- to bring to completeness;
finish: [~ + object]to round one's speech with a quotation from Samuel Johnson.[~ + off/out + object]You need to round off your essay with a strong conclusion.[~ + object + off/out]to round the essay out.
- to make a circuit around or to the other side of:[~ + object]The car rounded the corner.
- to turn on an axis:[no object]He rounded suddenly on his heels and faced her.
- [~ + object] to make a complete circuit of;
pass around.
- Phoneticsto (cause to) become somewhat round: [~ + object]He rounded his lips and tried to whistle.[no object]Her eyes rounded in amazement.
- Mathematicsto express (an amount) as a number, esp. to replace it by the nearest multiple of 10: [~ + object]Round your answer to the nearest ten's number.[~ + off + object]You can round off 15,837 to 15,840.[~ + object + off]to round it off.
- round out, [no object] to become rounder or more full in shape:As she grew older she rounded out from the skinny tomboy she had been.
- round up:
- Animal Husbandryto drive or bring (cattle, etc.) together: [~ + up + object]to round up the cattle.[~ + object + up]Go and round the cattle up.
- to assemble;
gather: [~ + up + object]Round up the likeliest suspects.[~ + object + up]to round the evidence up.
Idioms
- Idioms in the round:
- , Show Business, Idioms(of a theater) having a stage surrounded by the audience.
- Idiomsin complete detail;
from all aspects.
- Idioms make the rounds:
- to go from one place to another, as in looking for work or a job:She made the usual rounds but found nothing.
- Also, go the rounds. (of a rumor, story, etc.) to spread from one person to another:the latest theory making the rounds.
round•ish, adj.
round•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026round1
(round),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n., adv., prep., v. adj.
- having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- ring-shaped, as a hoop.
- curved like part of a circle, as an outline.
- having a circular cross section, as a cylinder;
cylindrical.
- spherical or globular, as a ball.
- shaped more or less like a part of a sphere;
hemispherical.
- free from angularity;
consisting of full, curved lines or shapes, as handwriting or parts of the body.
- executed with or involving circular motion.
- full, complete, or entire:a round dozen.
- Mathematicsnoting, formed, or expressed by an integer or whole number with no fraction.
- Mathematicsexpressed, given, or exact to the nearest multiple or power of ten;
in tens, hundreds, thousands, or the like:in round numbers.
- roughly correct;
approximate:a round guess.
- considerable in amount;
ample:a round sum of money.
- brought to completeness or perfection.
- full and sonorous, as sound.
- vigorous or brisk:a round trot.
- straightforward, plain, or candid;
outspoken:a round scolding.
- positive or unqualified:a round assertion.
n.
- any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- a circular, ring-shaped, curved, or spherical object;
a rounded form.
- something circular in cross section, as a rung of a ladder or chair.
- Sometimes, rounds. a completed course of time, series of events or operations, etc., ending at a point corresponding to that at the beginning:We waited through the round of many years.
- any complete course, series, or succession:The strike was settled after a long round of talks; a round of parties.
- Often, rounds. a going around from place to place, as in a habitual or definite circuit:a doctor's rounds.
- a completed course or spell of activity, commonly one of a series, in some play or sport:the second round of a tournament.
- a recurring period of time, succession of events, duties, etc.:the daily round.
- an entire range:the round of human capabilities.
- a single outburst, as of applause or cheers.
- a single discharge of shot by each of a number of guns, rifles, etc.
- a single discharge by one firearm.
- a charge of ammunition for a single shot.
- a single serving, esp. of drink, made more or less simultaneously to everyone present, as at table or at a bar:The next round is on me.
- Music and DanceSee round dance.
- movement in a circle or around an axis.
- Food[Cookery.]
- Also, round of beef. the portion of the thigh of beef below the rump and above the leg. See diag. under beef.
- Informal TermsSee round steak.
- a slice, as of bread.
- Sport[Archery.]a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance from the target in accordance with the rules.
- Sportone of a series of three-minute periods making up a boxing match:a 15-round bout.
- Music and Dance
- a short, rhythmical canon at the unison, in which the several voices enter at equally spaced intervals of time.
- rounds, the order followed in ringing a peal of bells in diatonic sequence from the highest to the lowest.
- Sport[Golf.]a playing of the complete course.
- Games[Cards.]a division of play in a game, consisting of a turn each for every player to bid, bet, play a card, deal the cards, or be dealt cards.
- in the round:
- Show Business(of a theater) having a stage completely surrounded by seats for the audience.
- Show Businessin the style of theater-in-the-round:The play should be done in the round.
- in complete detail;
from all aspects:a character as seen in the round.
- Fine Art(of sculpture) not attached to a supporting background;
freestanding.
- make the rounds:
- to go from one place to another, as in making deliveries, paying social visits, or seeking employment.
- Also, go the rounds. to be reported or told;
circulate:another rumor making the rounds.
adv.
- throughout or from the beginning to the end of a recurring period of time:all year round.
- Also, 'round. around:The music goes round and round.
prep.
- throughout (a period of time):a resort visited all round the year.
- around:It happened round noon.
v.t.
- to make round.
- to free from angularity;
fill out symmetrically;
make plump.
- to bring to completeness or perfection;
finish.
- Jewelryto form (a gem) roughly (sometimes fol. by up);
girdle.
- to end (a sentence, paragraph, etc.) with something specified:He rounded his speech with a particularly apt quotation.
- to encircle or surround.
- to make a complete circuit of;
pass completely around.
- to make a turn or partial circuit around or to the other side of:to round a corner.
- to cause to move in a circle;
turn around.
- Phonetics
- to make the opening at (the lips) relatively round or pursed during an utterance.
- to pronounce (a speech sound, esp. a vowel) with rounded lips;
labialize.
- to contract (the lips) laterally. Cf. spread (def. 14), unround.
- Mathematicsto replace by the nearest multiple of 10, with 5 being increased to the next highest multiple: 15,837 can be rounded to 15,840;
then to 15,800;
then to 16,000.
v.i.
- to become round.
- to become free from angularity;
become plump.
- to develop to completeness or perfection.
- to take a circular course;
make a circuit, as a guard.
- to make a turn or partial circuit around something.
- to turn around as on an axis:to round on one's heels.
- Mathematicsto reduce successively the number of digits to the right of the decimal point of a mixed number by dropping the final digit and adding 1 to the next preceding digit if the dropped digit was 5 or greater, or leaving the preceding digit unchanged if the dropped digit was 4 or less.
- round off:
- to complete or perfect;
finish.
- Mathematicsto express as a round number, usually to the nearest multiple of 10.
- round out:
- to complete or perfect:The new coin rounded out his collection.
- to fill out;
become rounder:She rounded out so nicely that everyone soon forgot she had been so ill.
- Naval Terms round to, [Naut.]to turn a sailing vessel in the direction from which the wind is blowing.
- round up:
- Animal Husbandryto drive or bring (cattle, sheep, etc.) together.
- to assemble;
gather:to round up all the suspects in an investigation.
- Old French rond, ronde (derivative of ront); (verb, verbal) Middle English, derivative of the adjective, adjectival; (adverb, adverbial and preposition) Middle English, apparently aphetic variant of around
- Latin rotundus round, circular (see rotund); (noun, nominal) Middle English, partly derivative of the adjective, adjectival, partly
- Old French, stem of ront, earlier reont
- (adjective, adjectival) Middle English rond, round 1250–1300
9. whole, unbroken. 20. cylinder. 22. cycle, revolution, period.
round2
(round),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. [Archaic.]- to whisper.
- Middle English rounen, Old English rūnian, derivative of rūn a secret, rune1 bef. 1000
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