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to round

to round

4 2.1
Make something have a curved shape
  • verb
  • /raʊnd/
: redondear
  • Everything was carved from the rock, smooth and rounded with the passage of many feet.
  • round the corners
  • become rounded
  • rounded edges

They're walking around, slouching, rounding their shoulders, keeping their heads down.

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Examples

  • So we didn't actually close it and we rounded the edges.

  • So again, take the piece, take your comb and then round it at the bottom.

  • Just going to round it off a little bit.

  • I wonder if I was to hold this here and help it round, would it free it?

  • So once you reach that outer corner here, you just want to round it out.

  • So now I have to round my face and I don't know how to do that.

  • I'm going to blend that round the edges with the foundation.

  • I'm just drawing that into my socket and sculpting round the eye with it.

  • Their heads seemed to grow right from their shoulders, with rounded ears, flat noses, and bristling whiskers.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • This technique will help you round the edges of your project for a smoother finish.

Synonyms

to roll
vsto round
176 1.3

To shape something into a long round form by turning it

is about making or becoming curved overall, not specifically creating cylinders
to fill out
vsto round
37 2.8

To become or make something fuller by adding more

is mainly about creating a curved outline, not increasing volume or completeness
to orbed
vsto round
  • Archaic
1 9.6

To make something round like a ball

is more general, making curved shapes that need not become full spheres
to round out
vsto round
1 4.5

Make something smooth by removing sharp edges

is the general action of forming a curved shape rather than finishing details
to round off
vsto round
1 3.8

To make a sharp edge or corner smooth and curved

is about making or becoming curved overall, not only edge details
to flesh out
vsto round
1 6.2

To become rounder and fuller, usually by gaining weight

refers to forming curved shapes in objects, not specific bodily growth
to circularize
vsto round
1 7.9

To change an object so it becomes round

is about three dimensional curving rather than only flat circular form
to sphere
vsto round
1 7.6

To make something round like a ball

is broader, covering any curved form not limited to fully closed shapes

Antonyms

86 2.6

Make something flat and smooth by pressing it

Idioms

a round of
  • Informal
14 3.5

A set of drinks bought for everyone, with people taking turns to pay

10 5.2

To keep doing the same thing without making progress

5 8.2

A person who behaves very strangely or does not think clearly

To become so angry or stressed that you cannot think clearly

To come together to show strong support for a leader or the country in danger

in the round
  • Jargon
1 4.7

People sit in a circle so everyone can see and take part

A person who does not fit into a job or group

9.9

To finally do something you have been putting off for a long time

Happens all day and night without stopping

Phrasal Verbs

90 3.2

To bring people, animals, or things together in one place

13 3.5

Make something more complete by adding parts

5 3.6

To add small final touches to make something complete

5 1.4

Move your body so you face the opposite direction

3 8.3

To suddenly attack someone with angry words

to round down
  • Specialized
2 3.5

To reduce a number to the nearest whole number that is not more than it

Move around something or someone in a circle

1 4.5

Make something smooth by removing sharp edges

1 3.3

To change a number to the nearest whole number to make it simpler

1 3.8

To make a sharp edge or corner smooth and curved

1 3.8

Change a number to the nearest whole number

1 4.4

To persuade someone to accept your idea or plan

To call several people by phone one after another

Gather cattle into a group to move or count them

1 4.1

To invite people to your home for a visit or meal

Change your mind because someone persuades you or you learn new facts

To go around the group to hear each person's opinion

to wear round
  • Specialized
9.9

To turn the front of a boat away from the wind so it blows from the other side

Compounds

154 2.5

The first set of matches in a competition where all players or teams play

78 3.0

Happening or available all year

A short time when many people clap to show approval

48 1.6

A journey to a place and back to where you started

Happening all day and all night without stopping

Round Table
  • Literature
13 6.5

A large round table in stories about King Arthur where knights sit as equals

merry-go-round
  • Texting
11 4.1

A repeating cycle of events that seems pointless and has no end

11 3.3

A discussion where people who are equal share ideas about a topic

11 2.3

An occasion of playing all holes on a golf course, usually 18 holes

A round ride with seats shaped like animals that turns for people to sit on

10 2.1

A ticket that lets you travel to a place and back

A set of drinks bought for everyone in a group at the same time

6 9.1

A member of King Arthur's court who sits at the Round Table and is brave and fair

4 1.0

A curved form with no sharp corners like a circle

3 4.0

A competition where each team or player plays every other

1 7.0

A round table where King Arthur and his knights sat as equals

1 4.1

Having a rounded end often found on tools like scissors

A thing with a curved bottom that rolls and is hard to stand

round shot
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A solid metal ball used in cannons in the past

1 3.2

Usual tasks a person does every day

1 5.6

Having a curved bottom rather than a flat one

theater in the round
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A theater where the audience sits around a central stage

1 6.8

A bone that is roughly round in shape, often from animals

quarter round
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A small curved strip of wood or plastic used where a floor meets a wall to hide the gap

1 3.1

A lean cut of beef from the back leg of a cow

round-bottom flask
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A glass container with a round body and a narrow neck used for heating or mixing chemicals

1 5.1

A lean piece of beef from the upper back leg used for roasting or thin slicing

round-nose
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Pliers with smooth rounded jaws used to bend wire and make loops

round file
  • Informal
1 7.8

A joking name for a trash can where unwanted papers go

1 5.5

A letter signed by many people to show a shared opinion

round trip
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The time it takes for data to go and come back over a network

A meeting where people at the same level discuss a subject together

round robin
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A way of giving tasks to computers one after another

1 3.3

People move together in a circle following set steps, often with partners

round hand
  • Archaic
1 9.5

A clear style of writing with large round letters

round file
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A metal tool with a round shape to smooth or widen holes

round arch
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A curved half-circle shape above a door or bridge seen in Roman buildings

1 5.8

A cut of beef from the rear leg used for pot roast

A team that watches a place all day and night to keep it safe

1 2.7

A regular route for delivering newspapers often done by a young person before school

merry-go-round
  • Texting
3.8

A set of images on a website that change automatically or when you click

round angle
  • Specialized
4.6

A full circle that measures 360 degrees

5.7

A large clam you can eat with a hard rounded shell

5.4

Couples perform planned steps while moving in a circle to music guided by a leader

A small tree from East Asia that makes round orange fruits with sweet peel and sour flesh

A cord of tissue on each side of the womb that runs to the outer female genital area

9.3

A small long thin fish that lives near coasts in the western Atlantic

8.1

A large tent that holds people for a circus show

round window
  • Specialized
7.6

A small opening in the inner ear wall that leads to the part that senses sound

round whitefish
  • Specialized
9.3

A freshwater fish with a bronze back and white belly from northern lakes and rivers

round-arm
  • Specialized
7.3

A way of using the arm that swings out at shoulder height to throw or hit in sports like cricket

round-fruited
  • Specialized
4.3

A plant or tree that grows round fruit like berries

A garden plant with a round bulb and purple flower head used for food and decoration

9.9

A North American orchid with two round leaves and greenish white flowers on one stalk

round-nose
  • Specialized
6.0

A bullet with a rounded tip that is less likely to go through things

9.9

A brown mushroom with a pink stem and smooth round spores that grows on wood

round-trip light time
  • Specialized
9.6

The time it takes for a light signal to travel to a spacecraft or planet and back

A small animal like a rat that lives in Florida wetlands and has a round tail

8.2

A quick collection of money from a group for a gift or charity

How Rounded

to dome
  • Specialized
1 6.5
to round
4 2.1
to bevel
5 7.2
to flatten
86 2.6

Surface Forms

round infinitive
rounded past
rounded past participle
rounding present participle
rounds third person singular

Etymology

Round as a verb meaning to make something circular comes from the idea of making it into a 'round' shape, so to round the corners is to make them curved.