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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
round \round\, v. t. imp. p. p. rounded; p. pr. vb. n.
rounding.
1. to make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a
round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to
round the edges of anything.
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worms with many feet, which round themselves into
balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.
--bacon.
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the figures on our modern medals are raised and
rounded to a very great perfection. --addison.
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2. to surround; to encircle; to encompass.
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the inclusive verge
of golden metal that must round my brow. --shak.
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3. to bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence,
to bring to a fit conclusion.
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we are such stuff
as dreams are made on, and our little life
is rounded with a sleep. --shak.
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4. to go round wholly or in part; to go about a corner or
point; as, to round a corner; to round cape horn.
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5. to make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in
writing. --swift.
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to round in naut. to haul up; usually, to haul the slack
of a rope through its leading block, or to haul up a
tackle which hangs loose by its fall. --totten.
b to collect together cattle by riding around them, as
on cattle ranches. western u.s.
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