ROUNDS

Definition

1. A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
2. A circular or repetitious route.
   “The guards have started their rounds; the prisoner should be caught soon.”
3. A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
   “The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two.”
4. A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
5. A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.
   “They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes.”

1. To shape something into a curve.
   “The carpenter rounded the edges of the table.”
2. To become shaped into a curve.
3. (with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.
   “She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class.”
4. To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.
   “Ninety-five rounds up to one hundred.”
5. To turn past a boundary.
   “Helen watched him until he rounded the corner.”

1. To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.
2. To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.

1. A whisper; whispering.
2. Discourse; song.

1. The practice of medical doctors visiting patients in a hospital or in their homes according to a predetermined order.
2. A route taken by someone in authority.
   “the hourly rounds of the night watchman.”
3. (campanology) A descending diatonic scale played on a ring of bells.

Source: Wiktionary

Hooks

Front hooks: G-ROUNDS

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