► CIRCLE la] 9 a round object or piece of sth 1®

Cut the pastry into rounds.

► OF APPLAUSE/CHEERS y ; tXW > ' 10 ~ of applause/ cheers a short period during which people show their approval of sb/sth by clapping, etc. — |A_: There was a great round of applause when the dance ended.

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► SHOT CjJ di 11a single shot from a gun; a bullet for one

shot — ifr; — Ac A #: They fired several rounds at the crowd. JLtfro 0 We only have three

rounds of ammunition left.

► SONG ifc till 12 (music a song for two or more voices in which each sings the same tune but starts at a different time PI ft

IRfll do/go the 'rounds (of sth) 1 (BrE) (NAmE make the ’rounds) if news or a joke does the rounds, it is passed on quickly from one person to another Ifi H # Jf; 2 (Srf) (also make the 'rounds NAmE, BrE)

to go around from place to place, especially when looking for work or support for a political campaign, etc.

) in the round 1 (of a work of art zIArr) made so that it can be seen from all sides tBfljifft;

Eft; i&'&Eft: an opportunity to see Canova’s work in the round *»Aitftlft0jr2AftR^aRlftjm£ 2 (of a theatre or play Jgj M) with the people watching all

around a central stage II n'i&AAAEft

a verb 1 [VN] to go around a comer of a building, a bend in the road, etc. The boat rounded the tip

of the island. 0 We rounded the bend

at high speed, ffc{[[ 2 to make sth

into a round shape; to form into a round shape ( ^ ) ISJ ^^ I®_: [VN] She rounded her lips and whistled.

P p^o 0 [V] His eyes rounded with horror. ftfe UF # W BH ® # o 3 [VN] ~ sth (up/down) (to sth) to increase or decrease a number to the next highest or lowest whole number ( ) 1&J&A3 3I

tfC; tE ( %rf ) .round sth<-»off (with

sth) 1 (NAmE also .round sth-^'out) to finish an activity or complete sth in a good or suitable way I®

ijSS % J5&: She rounded off the tour with a concert at

Carnegie Hall. fe*Jfc0

$1 7 M Eft ® tB ₀ 2 to take the sharp or rough

edges off sth £(&••• You can

round off the corners with sandpaper, jfc

'round on sb to suddenly speak angrily to sb and criticize or attack them §§ ( )

HTH turn on : He rounded on journalists, calling them ‘a pack of vultures’. ffe ^ # A If II, ^

.round sb/sth<-' up 1 to find and gather together people, animals or things ^ • • • M ffi At; i$LM$I: I rounded up a few friends for a party. 3% fUTJl'ffflMMTMo o The cattle are rounded up in the evenings. 3\ T Vfcct , 4¹ H3c IS At <> 2 if police or soldiers round up a group of people, they find them and arrest or capture them ffl M; H HPJ — related noun round-up(2)

merry-go-round / roundabout (BrE) roundabout (BrE)

carousel (NAmE) merry-go-round (NAmE)

round-about /'raundabaut/ noun, adj. mnoun (BrE) 1 (NAmE 'traffic circle, rotary) a place where two or more roads meet, forming a circle that all traffic must go around in the same direction ( 35® ) Tf $: At the roundabout, take the second exit. I!]5p^ M,

P „ — see also mini-roundabout 2 (NAmE 'merry-go-round) a round platform for children to play

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on in a park, etc. that is pushed round while the children are sitting on it ( 3 (BrE)

= merry-go-round(I) rraffl see swing n.

• adj. [usually before noun] not done or said using the shortest, simplest or most direct way possible 0 Eft;

I® H l-tfj; IS 7 (ft : It was a difficult and roundabout trip. iiji—tfoMMft fft0 He told us, in a very roundabout way, that he was thinking of leaving.

'round bracket noun (BrE) = bracket n.(l) round ed On /'raondid/ adj. [usually before noun]

► having a round shape M M $) - a surface with rounded edges ^ 0 (ft ® o rounded shoulders ft Df

► having a wide variety of qualities that combine to produce sth pleasant, complete and balanced 7 ® Eft;

a smooth rounded taste

p o a fully rounded education A 1$ A ffi Eft Wt W

► (phonetics if] it) (of a speech sound if] #) produced with the lips in a narrow round position 0 ff Eft EH3

UNROUNDED — See also WELL ROUNDED

roundel /'raundl/ noun (technical Ail) a round design that is used as a decoration or to identify an aircraft [®

^mM(mfM) ) ( xmi)

round ers /’raundaz; NAmE-arz/ noun [U] a British game played especially in schools by two teams using a bat and ball. Each player tries to hit the ball and then run around the four sides of a square before the other team can return the ball. ( ^0 ) — compare base

ball^)

.round- eyed adj. with eyes that are fully open because of surprise, fear, etc. ( ) WI&0$»Eft

Round-head /'raundhed/ noun a person who supported Parliament against the King in the English Civil War (1642-49) 0M3£A ( 1642 AS 1649 A^SlAlfc M I® ® 7 ) — compare Cavalier

round-house /'raundhaus/ noun a punch where the arm moves around in a wide curve A!)HjKub^; 'roundhouse kick noun a move in karate and other martial arts, in which you turn on one foot as you make a high kick with the other ( SAil^j^AAEft )

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rounding /'raondi rj/ noun [u] (phonetics ill A) the fact of producing a speech sound with the lips in a rounded position A0Mi=f; IBM

round ly /‘raondli/ adv. strongly or by a large number of people WAjiffa; A r5.±fe: The report has been roundly criticized. & {# Jg. A ^ M J A tt W if- „ <> They were roundly defeated (= they lost by a large number of points),

.round 'robin noun 1 (sport {£) a competition in which every player or team plays every other player or team tl| ^ 2 a letter that has been signed by a large number of people who wish to express their opinions about sth §£ % fj| ( ^ M 45 ) 3 something that is made, written, etc. by several people who each add a part one after another SAfcfrJ

A: a round robin story ^{4 a} letter intended to

be read by many people that is copied and sent to each

.round-'shouldered adj. with shoulders that are bent forward or sloping downwards ft # (ft; MMW roundsman /'raundzman/ noun (pi. -men /-men/)

1 (NAmE 'route man) a person who delivers things to people in a particular area ( # A.K ^Sc ^ M

2 (NAmE) the police officer in charge of a group of officers that is moving around an area ( IfK ) MU A

3 (AustralE) a journalist who deals with a particular subject AlliE#

, round- table adj. [only before noun] (of discussions, meetings, etc. yfife, ^iA#) at which everyone is equal and has the same rights 0^1$; :

round-table talks 0^^^

round-the-'clock (also a, round-the- clock) adj. [only before noun] lasting or happening all day and night 0 ^ SAW: round-the-clock nursing care £ A Eft ^ 3 — see also clock