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To round in
(gcide) | Round \Round\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rounding.]
1. 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.
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Worms with many feet, which round themselves into
balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.
--Bacon.
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The figures on our modern medals are raised and
rounded to a very great perfection. --Addison.
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2. To surround; to encircle; to encompass.
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The inclusive verge
Of golden metal that must round my brow. --Shak.
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3. To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence,
to bring to a fit conclusion.
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We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep. --Shak.
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4. 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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5. To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in
writing. --Swift.
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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.]
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