round in
C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
On a boat, to pull a rope towards you to tighten or gather it.
Literal meaning: To bring something in by rounding (winding) it — specific to rope-handling.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
Nautical: to pull a rope, sheet, or line inward by hand.
"Round in the mainsheet as we come into the wind."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Specialist nautical vocabulary. Rarely heard outside sailing and maritime contexts. Equivalent to 'haul in' in general speech.
Commonly used with
rope line sheet slack cable hawser
Forms
Base
round in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
rounds in
he/she/it
Past simple
rounded in
yesterday
Past participle
rounded in
have + pp
-ing form
rounding in
continuous
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