"rounds" in the noun sense

1. round, unit of ammunition, one shot

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

2. cycle, rhythm, round

an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

"the never-ending cycle of the seasons"

3. beat, 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"

4. round

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"

5. round of golf, round

the activity of playing 18 holes of golf

"a round of golf takes about 4 hours"

6. round, daily round

the usual activities in your day

"the doctor made his rounds"

7. turn, bout, round

sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

8. round

the course along which communications spread

"the story is going the rounds in Washington"

9. round, round of drinks

a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic

"he ordered a second round"

10. round

a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg

11. round, troll

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"

12. round

an outburst of applause

"there was a round of applause"

13. rung, round, stave

a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

14. circle, round

any circular or rotating mechanism

"the machine punched out metal circles"

"rounds" in the verb sense

1. round

wind around move along a circular course

"round the bend"

2. round, round out, round off

make round

"round the edges"

3. round, labialize, labialise

pronounce with rounded lips

4. attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault

attack in speech or writing

"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

5. polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up

bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

"polish your social manners"

6. round off, round down, round out, round

express as a round number

"round off the amount"

7. round, flesh out, fill out

become round, plump, or shapely

"The young woman is fleshing out"

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