Round (Noun)

Meaning¹

A serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round".

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Synonyms

Round Of Drinks

Hypernyms

Meaning²

A charge of ammunition for a single shot.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

The soldier carefully loaded a round into the chamber of her rifle.
Each round was carefully inspected for any signs of damage before being loaded into the magazine.
The handgun was designed to hold only six rounds in its magazine.
He fired off a round into the air to scare away the birds.
The machine gun was capable of firing hundreds of rounds per minute.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Ammo

Meaning³

The usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

Daily Round

Meaning⁴

The course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).

Hypernyms

Course
Track

Meaning⁵

A regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name".

Classification

Nouns denoting spatial position.

Examples

The officer walked his round, checking the locks on all the store doors.
The security guard made his round of the building, shining his flashlight into every corner.
The beat cop knew every face on his round, and they knew him.
The sentry's round took him past the barracks and the mess hall.
The policeman's round included the park, where he often stopped to chat with the locals.

Synonyms

Beat

Hypernyms

Meaning⁶

The activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

Round Of Golf

Hypernyms

Golf

Meaning⁷

(often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order); "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Usages

Plural Form

Meaning⁸

An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons".

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Examples

The farmer rotated his crops on a four-year round to maintain soil fertility.
Each round of layoffs was met with a mix of sadness and relief among the employees.
The nurses made their round of the hospital ward to check on the patients.
The athletes completed their final round of training before the big competition.
The annual charity golf tournament consisted of four rounds played over two days.

Synonyms

Cycle
Rhythm

Hypernyms

Meaning⁹

A partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they enjoyed singing rounds".