ROUND OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does round out mean? 

• ROUND OUT (verb)
  The verb ROUND OUT has 4 senses:

1. fill out

2. make bigger or better or more complete

3. express as a round number

4. make round

  Familiarity information: ROUND OUT used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROUND OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fill out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

finish out; round out

Context example:

These studies round out the results of many years of research

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

complete; finish (come or bring to a finish or an end)

Sentence frames:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make bigger or better or more complete

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

fill out; round out

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

enrich (make better or improve in quality)

Sentence frames:

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Express as a round number

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

round; round down; round off; round out

Context example:

round off the amount

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

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Make round

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

round; round off; round out

Context example:

round the edges

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

form; shape (give shape or form to)

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

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

Not only is this the first sighting of HFAs at Mercury, but the observations help round out a picture of this type of space weather in general.

(Messenger spots giant space weather effects at Mercury, NASA)