round on

Verb

Meaning

round on (third-person singular simple present rounds on, present participle rounding on, simple past and past participle rounded on)

(intransitive) To turn and attack someone or something.
As a group of policemen went past him, one of them rounded on him, grabbing him by the arm.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

attack set upon pitch into lam into round upon

Related terms

round out round off round down round to

Examples

Almost half the field (76 golfers) posted scores under par in the first round on Thursday. Source: Internet

On election day and night, we were in the infamous Territorial Electoral Commission (TEC 100), where problems were legion during the first round on October 31. Unfortunately, we weren't disappointed. Source: Internet

Minnesota, which also got a 56th-minute goal from Luis Amarilla and Marlon Hairston’s score in the 86th, will play upstart Orlando City SC in the semifinal round on Thursday. Source: Internet

Estonia had already lost 2:1 to Greece in the opening round on Thursday, and faces Austria in the final group game on Friday. Source: Internet

In contention late in his round on Friday, Woods hit a perfect third shot into the par-5 15th, so perfect that it hit the flagstick and ricocheted back into the pond in front of the green. Source: Internet

Nadal beat Delbonis in straight sets, and will next face Pablo Carreno Busta in the third round on Saturday. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

round of golf round of sixteen round off round out round peg in a square hole round pliers