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round in

round in verb: to haul up; usually, to haul the slack of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a tackle which hangs loose) by its fall.

Verb

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

  1. To haul up; usually, to haul the slack of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a tackle which hangs loose) by its fall.
    • Moncrieff rounded in the slack of the rope and landed the captain most beautifully.1891, William Gordon Stables, Our Home in the Silver West
  2. (US, dated) To round up (cattle) by riding around them.

Forms of round in

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

Questions about round in

What does round in mean?
Round in means to haul up; usually, to haul the slack of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a tackle which hangs loose) by its fall.
What part of speech is round in?
Round in is a verb.
What is the past tense of round in?
The past tense of round in is rounded in.

Words near round in in the dictionary

  1. round herrings
  2. Round Hill
  3. Round Hill Village
  4. round house
  5. round houses
  6. round in
  7. round iron
  8. round irons
  9. Round Lake
  10. Round Lake Beach
  11. round ligament

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