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All-round   /ɔl-raʊnd/   Listen
adverb
Round  adv.  
1.
On all sides; around. "Round he throws his baleful eyes."
2.
Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one's position; as, to turn one's head round; a wheel turns round.
3.
In circumference; as, a ball is ten inches round.
4.
From one side or party to another; as to come or turn round, that is, to change sides or opinions.
5.
By or in a circuit; by a course longer than the direct course; back to the starting point.
6.
Through a circle, as of friends or houses. "The invitations were sent round accordingly."
7.
Roundly; fully; vigorously. (Obs.)
All round, over the whole place; in every direction.
All-round, of general capacity; as, an all-round man. (Colloq.)
To bring one round.
(a)
To cause one to change his opinions or line of conduct.
(b)
To restore one to health. (Colloq.)



adjective
all-round  adj.  
1.
Many-sided. "An all-round athlete"
Synonyms: all-around(prenominal), well-rounded






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"All-round" Quotes from Famous Books



... Hence, despite this outlay of inventive force, or rather in direct consequence thereof, there is none of that completeness and measure and congruity, that restrained exuberance of fancy, that more than adequate carrying out, that all-round harmony, which are possible only when the artist is altering to his individual taste some shape already furnished by tradition or subduing to his pleasure some problem insisted on by ...
— Laurus Nobilis - Chapters on Art and Life • Vernon Lee

... October last, when calling in the March 1886 rents, at the instance of Mr. Shine, I agreed to continue the abatement of 15 per cent, and 25 per cent., which, when intimated to you, were refused, and a meeting held, demanding an all-round abatement ...
— Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) • William Henry Hurlbert

... mathematics, testified that Paul had "worked with interest and energy" at what was for him an uncongenial subject. He entered the Sixth Form in September, 1911, being then fifteen and a half years old; the form average was seventeen years. In 1912 his reports showed that he was making all-round progress, and was applying himself with zest to a new subject, Logic. In the summer term, 1913, he was first in form order—1st in English, 2nd in Latin, 3rd in French, 4th in German. Though specialising in History, he retained his ...
— War Letters of a Public-School Boy • Henry Paul Mainwaring Jones

... catching breath and a start of surprise, suddenly became aware of Teddy Westlake hurrying along the platform in the direction of the train—of Teddy Westlake or his sun-browned ghost in cheviot, boots and leather-girdled hat—Theodore Westlake, Jr., amateur polo (almost) champion, all-round butterfly and cumberer of the soil; but a broader, surer, more emphasized and determined Teddy than the one she had known a year ago when last she ...
— Whirligigs • O. Henry

... be beneficial for your all-round development in speaking to choose for earnest study several speeches of widely different character. As you compare one speech with another, you will more readily see why each subject requires a different form of treatment, and also learn to judge how the speaker has availed ...
— Successful Methods of Public Speaking • Grenville Kleiser


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