round in
To haul up; usually, to haul the slack of through its leading block, or to haul up by…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.
» You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
Meaning
2 sensesTo 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.
(US, dated)To round up (cattle) by riding around them.
Examples
24 sentencesYou can't fit a round peg in a square hole.
The hawk circled round in the sky.
Яструб кружляв в небі. — ChickenKiev
deDer Falke kreiste am Himmel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Northern lights appear all year round in Greenland.
ruСеверное сияние в Гренландии появляется на протяжении всего года. — odexed
deNordlichter treten in Grönland das ganze Jahr über auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Her eyes become round in surprise.
ruЕё глаза становятся круглыми от удивления. — Balamax
deIhre Augen weiteten sich vor Überraschung. — Tamy
An apple is round in shape.
Forms
rounds in, rounding in, rounded in, rounded in| Base form | round in · to round in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rounds in |
| Present participle | rounding in |
| Past simple | rounded in |
| Past participle | rounded in |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- round upзгрупувати, групуватиTo collect or gather (something) together.
- round offвідполірувати, відшліфуватиTo change the shape of (an object) to make it smoother and especially more circular or ovoid.
- round outзаповнити, заповнюватиTo become rounder or plumper.
- round toдорівнювати, отямитисяTo turn the head of a ship toward the wind, especially in order to drop speed.
- round onTo turn and attack someone or something.
- round inTo 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.
- round downTo round (a number) to the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb