ALL meanings of make rounds
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M m - verb with object make rounds to cause to move in a circle; turn around. 1
- verb with object make rounds Phonetics. to make the opening at (the lips) relatively round or pursed during an utterance. to pronounce (a speech sound, especially a vowel) with rounded lips; labialize. to contract (the lips) laterally. Compare spread (def 14b), unround. 1
- verb with object make rounds Mathematics. to replace by the nearest multiple of 10, with 5 being increased to the next highest multiple: 15,837 can be rounded to 15,840; then to 15,800; then to 16,000. 1
- verb without object make rounds to become round. 1
- verb without object make rounds to become free from angularity; become plump. 1
- verb without object make rounds to develop to completeness or perfection. 1
- verb without object make rounds to take a circular course; make a circuit, as a guard. 1
- verb without object make rounds to make a turn or partial circuit around something. 1
- verb without object make rounds to turn around as on an axis: to round on one's heels. 1
- verb without object make rounds to reduce successively the number of digits to the right of the decimal point of a mixed number by dropping the final digit and adding 1 to the next preceding digit if the dropped digit was 5 or greater, or leaving the preceding digit unchanged if the dropped digit was 4 or less. 1
- idioms make rounds in the round, (of a theater) having a stage completely surrounded by seats for the audience. in the style of theater-in-the-round: The play should be done in the round. in complete detail; from all aspects: a character as seen in the round. (of sculpture) not attached to a supporting background; freestanding. 1
- idioms make rounds make the rounds, to go from one place to another, as in making deliveries, paying social visits, or seeking employment. Also, go the rounds. to be reported or told; circulate: another rumor making the rounds. 1
- adjective make rounds having a flat, circular surface, as a disk. 1
- adjective make rounds ring-shaped, as a hoop. 1
- adjective make rounds curved like part of a circle, as an outline. 1