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/awl"rownd"/, adj.all-around.
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All round — Round Round, adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Round he throws his baleful eyes. Milton. [1913 Webster] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
All-round — Round Round, adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Round he throws his baleful eyes. Milton. [1913 Webster] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
all round — adv BrE all a round AmE used to say that you are describing the total quality or effect of something, rather than the details ▪ All round it s not a bad car. ▪ It was a nasty business all round … Dictionary of contemporary English
all round — adv BrE all a round AmE used to say that you are describing the total quality or effect of something, rather than the details ▪ All round it s not a bad car. ▪ It was a nasty business all round … Dictionary of contemporary English
all-round — adj. prenom. 1. many sided. an all round athlete Syn: all around(prenominal), well rounded [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
all-round — BrE all a round AmE adj [only before noun] good at doing many different things ▪ an all round athlete … Dictionary of contemporary English
all-round — BrE all a round AmE adj [only before noun] good at doing many different things ▪ an all round athlete … Dictionary of contemporary English
all-round — adjective BRITISH ALL AROUND … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
all-round — See all round, all around … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
all-round — adj. All round is used with these nouns: ↑athlete, ↑education, ↑improvement, ↑performance, ↑sportsman, sportswoman … Collocations dictionary
All round defence — is a defensive posture, usually adopted in times of confusion by all military units from squad up. In a prepared position, all round defence is adopted so that the unit is capable of observing all ground and directing fire onto the observed… … Wikipedia