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roundup

noun
round·​up | \ ˈrau̇nd-ˌəp How to pronounce roundup (audio) \

Definition of roundup

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1a(1) : the act or process of collecting animals (such as cattle) by riding around them and driving them in
(2) : the cowboys and ranch personnel engaged in a cattle roundup
b : a gathering in of scattered persons or things a roundup of all suspects
2 : a summary of information a roundup of the news

round up

verb
rounded up; rounding up; rounds up

Definition of round up (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to collect (animals, such as cattle) by means of a roundup
2 : to gather in or bring together from various quarters

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Examples of roundup in a Sentence

Noun

The police ordered a roundup of all the suspects. Here's a roundup of today's news.

Verb

rounded everyone up for one final training session
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The Bernard Table, featured in our roundup of the best online furniture stores, has become a major hit. Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, "This Is One of the Most Popular Pieces of Furniture We've Ever Written About," 29 Aug. 2019 At 750 Mbps, the Netgear EX3700 is one of the slowest extenders in our roundup. Don Melanson, Popular Mechanics, "The Best Wifi Extenders for Blazing Fast Internet at Home," 29 Aug. 2019 Items must have at least a 4.1 rating and a minimum of 100 reviews to score a slot in our roundup, so rest assured that everything is both popular and high quality. Julianne Ross, CNN Underscored, "These are the 20 most popular products Underscored readers are shopping in August," 28 Aug. 2019 Check out our roundup and rewatch our first edition of Friday Night Live. Matthew Vantryon, Indianapolis Star, "Vote for the high school football top performer from Week 1," 24 Aug. 2019 Graham gave a shout-out to women of all sizes, and also included @tayvfitness_ in her roundup, who said that even fitness influencers deal with stretch marks and changing bodies. Amber Brenza, Health.com, "Ashley Graham's Pregnant Nude Photo Is Being Recreated All Over Instagram Right Now," 22 Aug. 2019 Our second training camp news roundup was published Monday, as well, with the focus on quarterback competitions at six schools (only one has been officially resolved). Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, "Hotline newsletter: How big is your subsidy? Pac-12 athletic departments receive more than $75 million in campus support," 21 Aug. 2019 Police also arrested 148 people on Monday, their biggest single-day roundup since the protests began some two months ago. Washington Post, "Will China crush Hong Kong protests? For Beijing, there are no good options," 6 Aug. 2019 But most importantly, stay tuned for our full roundup of the show's best games coming later this week. Aaron Zimmerman, Ars Technica, "Board game blowout: Gen Con 2019 in pictures," 6 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of roundup

Noun

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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More Definitions for roundup

roundup

noun

English Language Learners Definition of roundup

: the act or process of gathering together animals (such as cattle) by circling around them in vehicles or on horses
: the act or process of finding and gathering together people or things of the same kind
: a brief statement of the most important information

roundup

noun
round·​up | \ ˈrau̇nd-ˌəp How to pronounce roundup (audio) \

Kids Definition of roundup

1 : the act of gathering together animals on the range by circling them in vehicles or on horseback and driving them in
2 : the act of gathering together scattered persons or things
3 : summary entry 2 Here's a roundup of the day's news.