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round upon

round upon verb: to turn and attack a potential attacker.

Verb

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

  1. To turn and attack a potential attacker
    • Rangers' treatment of Murty was rounded upon by, among others, Rodgers and Neil Lennon, two Celtic men. The Scottish champions' current boss Rodgers said that the club had treated Murty like garbage.2018 May 4, Tom English, “Steven Gerrard: A 'seriously clever or recklessly stupid' Rangers appointment”, in BBC Sport
    Synonyms:
    round on

Synonyms of round upon

Forms of round upon

third-person singular presentrounds upon
present participlerounding upon
past participlerounded upon
pastrounded upon

Questions about round upon

What does round upon mean?
Round upon means to turn and attack a potential attacker.
What part of speech is round upon?
Round upon is a verb.
What is the past tense of round upon?
The past tense of round upon is rounded upon.

Words near round upon in the dictionary

  1. round tuit
  2. round tuits
  3. round turn
  4. round turns
  5. round up
  6. round upon
  7. Round Valley
  8. round whitefish
  9. round window
  10. round windows
  11. round-arm

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