The Collaborative International Dictionary
Round \Round\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Rounding.]
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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.
Worms with many feet, which round themselves into balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.
--Bacon.The figures on our modern medals are raised and rounded to a very great perfection.
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To surround; to encircle; to encompass.
The inclusive verge Of golden metal that must round my brow.
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To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence, to bring to a fit conclusion.
We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.
--Shak. 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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To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in writing.
--Swift.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.]