the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds";
the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours";
(often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order); "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman''s rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars";
any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles";
a charge of ammunition for a single shot;
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair;
an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause";
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; "they enjoyed singing rounds";
a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg;
a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round";
a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name";
the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington";
(sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive;
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons";
become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out";
make round; "round the edges";
express as a round number; "round off the amount";
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners";
attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker";
pronounce with rounded lips;
wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend";
be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village";
(of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers";
(of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels";
having a circular shape;
from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around";
