round

/raʊnd/ noun [C]

Definition

first/second/third/etc, round › a part of a competition: He was beaten in the first round.

EVENTS › a group of events that is part of a series: a round of interviews a new round of talks between the two countries

VISITS UK › regular visits to a group of people or houses to give them something or to see them: a milk/newspaper round

DRINKS › drinks that you buy for a group of people: It's your turn to buy the next round.

round of applause › when people clap: The crowd gave him a huge round of applause.

BULLETS › a bullet or a set of bullets to be fired at one time from a gun

round of golf › a game of golf

(Definition of round noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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