əˈɹaʊnd əˈseɪl əˈsɔːlt əˈsɑlt əˈtæk ˈsɜɹkəl ˈsɜːk.jə.lə(ɹ) ˈsɝk.jə.lɚ ˈsaɪkəl fɪl aʊt ˈɔːɹətʌnd ˈpɒlɪʃ ˈpɑlɪʃ ˈɹɪ.ð(ə)m ɹəʊˈtʌnd ɹoʊˈtʌnd steɪv become round, plump, or shapely The young woman is fleshing out from beginning to end; throughout It rains all year round on Skye frigid weather the year around make round round the edges express as a round number round off the amount 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 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 (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand in round numbers pronounce with rounded lips (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 (of sounds) full and rich orotund tones the rotund and reverberating phrase pear-shaped vowels wind around; move along a circular course round the bend having the shape or form of a circle 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 division of a game during which one team is on the offensive an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs the never-ending cycle of the seasons