Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that rounds, especially a tool for rounding corners and edges.
- noun One, such as a security guard, who makes rounds.
- noun A dissolute person.
- noun A boxing match that goes on for a specified number of rounds. Often used in combination.
- noun An English ball game similar to baseball.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which rounds or makes round; specifically, a tool for rounding, or rounding out or off, as a cylindrical rock-boring tool with an indented face, a plane used by wheel wrights for rounding off tenons, etc.
- noun One who habitually goes round, or from point to point and back, for any purpose; especially, one who continually goes the round of misdemeanor, arrest, trial, imprisonment, and release, as a habitual drunkard or petty thief.
- noun Something well rounded or filled out; a round or plump oath. or the like.
- noun A round; an act or instance of going or passing round.
- noun A complete run in the game of rounders.
- noun plural A game played with a soft and small ball and a bat of about 2 feet in length.
- noun In England, a game like fives, but played with a football.
- noun Specifically— A tool used by bookbinders for shaping the back of a book.
- noun A round-tool.
- noun A gage for laying out round work.
- noun A machine for making round corners, moldings, etc.
- noun A rounding-plane or rounding-jack.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly.
- noun A tool for making an edge or surface round.
- noun An English game somewhat resembling baseball; also, another English game resembling the game of fives, but played with a football.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
comparative form ofround : moreround - noun A Methodist
preacher traveling acircuit , also referred to as a circuit rider. - noun A
railroad man who worked at aroundhouse , operating theturntable . - noun A person who earns a living by playing
cards . - noun A person who makes the rounds of
bars ,saloons , and similar establishments; figuratively, adebaucher orroué - noun One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly.
- noun A tool for making an edge or surface round.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
- noun a tool for rounding corners or edges
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Examples
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•Tight end: Marcedes Lewis, a 2006 first-rounder, is coming off his best season.
After lost season, Jags seek how to put 'train' back on track 2009
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Outfielder Chris Duncan, a 1999 first-rounder, is providing the best results, though St. Louis has reacquired pitcher Braden Looper and second baseman Adam Kennedy, their first-round picks in 1996 and 1997, respectively.
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David DeJesus, a 2000 fourth-rounder, is their starting center fielder, and their first-rounders from 2004 and 2005, outfielder Billy Butler and third baseman Alex Gordon, respectively, are just getting to the majors.
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At the lower levels, righty Chad Petty, a second-rounder from the 2000 draft, sparkled in rookie ball (6-1, 1.28 ERA) and was honored by Topps as a short-season rookie All-Star.
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Michael Schultz, a talented second-rounder from the 2000 draft, missed the entire season following shoulder surgery.
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Catcher Jared Abruzzo, a second-rounder from the 2000 draft who excelled in his first summer as a professional, struggled badly at two Class A stops last season.
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A fifth-rounder from the 1996 draft, Crede tasted the big leagues at the end of the 2000 season and hit .276 with 17 homers and 65 RBI in the Class AAA International League last year.
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The 2001 third-rounder from the University of North Carolina has power and speed,
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A supplemental first-rounder from the 1998 draft who was without question the top player in the high Class A Carolina league in
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Setbacks: Highly-regarded pitchers Rob Purvis, a supplemental first-rounder from the 1999 draft, and Gary Majewski each struggled.
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