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ROUND OFF

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make round

Example:

round the edges

Synonyms:

round; round off; round out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "round off" is one way to...):

form; shape (give shape or form to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "round off"):

purse (contract one's lips into a rounded shape)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Express as a round number

Example:

round off the amount

Synonyms:

round; round down; round off; round out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "round off" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

Example:

polish your social manners

Synonyms:

brush up; polish; polish up; round; round off

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "round off" is one way to...):

hone; perfect (make perfect or complete)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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