Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Round \Round\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Rounding}.]
   1. To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a
      round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to
      round the edges of anything.

            Worms with many feet, which round themselves into
            balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.
                                                  --Bacon.

            The figures on our modern medals are raised and
            rounded to a very great perfection.   --Addison.

   2. To surround; to encircle; to encompass.

            The inclusive verge Of golden metal that must round
            my brow.                              --Shak.

   3. To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence,
      to bring to a fit conclusion.

            We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our
            little life Is rounded with a sleep.  --Shak.

   4. To go round wholly or in part; to go about (a corner or
      point); as, to round a corner; to round Cape Horn.

   5. To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in
      writing. --Swift.

   {To round in} (Naut.) To haul up; usually, to haul the slack
      of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a
      tackle which hangs loose) by its fall. --Totten.
      (b) To collect together (cattle) by riding around them, as
          on cattle ranches