all-around /ˈɑlˌɹaʊnd/adjective 6adverb 4noun 1 adjective6 •(US, Canada) Able to do many or all things well.He is said to be a greater hunter and an all around sport. — 1909 •Having many skills, versatile. •Including everything about a topic; overall, all-encompassing. •(US, Canada) Comprehensive in extent.Children must be given the opportunity to communicate in an all-around way, using language, drawing, music, drama, play, etc. (hence the expression "a child has a hundred languages"). — 2009 •Having a wide scope, comprehensive.Communism requires conditions in which men are not restricted to a particular type of work, but can take part successively in all types and thus achieve all-round development. — 1978 •All around, in every surrounding place. adverb4 •In every surrounding place.Love Is All Around •Generally, broadly.Vacation with pay, annual passes, and all around better working conditions. — 1911 •In every respect. •For each person.I bought drinks all around. noun1 •A gymnastic event featuring several individual exercises.
