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Noun: roundup  'rawnd,úp
  1. The activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted, branded or sold
    "The annual cattle roundup was a major event on the ranch"
     
  2. A summary list; as in e.g. ‘a news roundup’
    "a news roundup"
     
  3. The systematic gathering up of suspects by the police
    "a mass roundup of suspects"
Verb: round up
  1. Seek out and bring together
    "round up some loyal followers"
     
  2. Increase a number to the nearest higher whole number, decimal place, or convenient number
    "The shop rounded up $4.05 to $5"; "Let's round up 342 to 350"

Derived forms: rounding up, rounded up, roundups, rounds up

Type of: collect, garner, gather, police investigation, police work, pull together, ranching, summary, sum-up, wrap-up

Encyclopedia: Roundup, Texas

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