Sum, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Summed p. pr. & vb. n. Summing.]
1. To bring together into one whole; to collect into one amount; to cast up, as a column of figures; to ascertain the totality of; -- usually with up.
The mind doth value every moment, and then the hour doth rather sum up the moments, than divide the day. --Bacon.
2. To bring or collect into a small compass; to comprise in a few words; to condense; -- usually with up.
=\“Go to the ant, thou sluggard,” in few words sums up the moral of this fable.\= --L'Estrange.
He sums their virtues in himself alone. --Dryden.
3. Falconry To have (the feathers) full grown; to furnish with complete, or full-grown, plumage.
But feathered soon and fledge
They summed their pens [wings]. --Milton.
Summing up, a compendium or abridgment; a recapitulation; a résumé; a summary.
Syn: -- To cast up; collect; comprise; condense; comprehend; compute.
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summing up
n : a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law
court) [syn: summation, rundown]