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rounded in

rounded in is the simple past and past participle of round in.

Meaning of round in

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.

Questions about rounded in

What is rounded in the simple past and past participle of?
Rounded in is the simple past and past participle of round in.

Words near rounded in in the dictionary

  1. roundballer
  2. roundballers
  3. rounde
  4. rounded
  5. rounded down
  6. rounded in
  7. rounded off
  8. rounded on
  9. rounded out
  10. rounded the Horn
  11. rounded to

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