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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Around \A*round"\, adv [Pref. a- + round.] 1. In a circle; circularly; on every side round. 2. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about as to travel around from town to town. 3. Near in the neighborhood; as this man was standing around when the fight took place [Colloq. U. S.] Note: See {Round}, the shorter form adv & prep., which in some of the meanings, is more commonly used From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Around \A*round"\, prep. 1. On all sides of encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of about A lambent flame arose, which gently spread Around his brows. --Dryden. 2. From one part to another of at random through about on another side of as to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner. [Colloq. U. S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hem \Hem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemmed}; p. pr & vb n. {Hemming}.] 1. To form a hem or border to to fold and sew down the edge of --Wordsworth. 2. To border; to edge All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe. --Spenser. {To hem about}, {around}, or {in}, to inclose and confine; to surround; to environ. ``With valiant squadrons round about to hem.'' --Fairfax. ``Hemmed in to be a spoil to tyranny.'' --Daniel. {To hem out}, to shut out ``You can not hem me out of London.'' --J. Webster. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: around adv 1: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" [syn: {about}] 2: by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond" 3: to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around" [syn: {about}] 4: in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around" 5: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about}, {close to}, {just about}, {some}, {roughly}, {more or less}, {or so}] 6: in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around" [syn: {about}] 7: to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper" 8: all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" [syn: {about}] 9: in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around" 10: from beginning to end throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" [syn: {round}]
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