The cowboys rounded up the cattle for market.
•See if you can round some helpers up.
2. to change a number to the next higher whole number. (See also round off to something.) •I rounded up 8.789 to 9.
•You should round $65.99 up to $66.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
round something off — 1 the square edges were rounded off: SMOOTH OFF, plane off, sand off, level off. 2 the party rounded off a successful year: COMPLETE, finish off, crown, cap, top; conclude, close, end. → … Useful english dictionary
round something off — 1》 make the edges of something smooth. 2》 complete something in a satisfying or suitable way. → round … English new terms dictionary
round something out — make something more complete the subtle flavors of a milliard round out the meal … Useful english dictionary
round something up — … Useful english dictionary
get your head round something — british informal phrase to understand and accept something that seems strange Have you got your head around your new job yet? Thesaurus: to understand somethingsynonym Main entry: head * * * get your ˈhead round sth … Useful english dictionary
get your tongue round something — informal phrase to pronounce a difficult or strange word I had trouble getting my tongue round some of their names. Thesaurus: pronunciation and pronouncing wordssynonym Main entry: tongue * * * get your ˈtongue around/round sth … Useful english dictionary
get (your) tongue round (something) — get (your) tongue around/round (something) to pronounce a difficult word or phrase. I just can t get my tongue around some of those Welsh place names … New idioms dictionary
round something off (with something) — … Useful english dictionary
round something off — Syn: complete, finish off, crown, cap, top, conclude, close, end … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
centre something round something — ˈcentre around/on/round/upon sb/sth | ˈcentre sth around/on/round/upon sb/sth derived to be or make sb/sth become the person or thing around which most activity, etc. takes place • State occasions always centred around the king. • Discussions… … Useful english dictionary
get round something — ˌget ˈround/aˈround sth derived to deal with a problem successfully Syn: ↑overcome • A clever lawyer might find a way of getting round that clause. Main entry: ↑getderived … Useful english dictionary
