dictionary definitions for "rounded"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rounded \Round"ed\, a. (Phonetics)
     Modified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized;
     labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 11.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  rounded
      adj 1: curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged;
             "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders" [ant: angular,
             angulate]


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