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.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person rounds in · participle present rounding in · participle past rounded in · past rounded in

  1. nauticalTo 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. USdatedTo round up (cattle) by riding around them.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “round in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/round%20in.

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