roundup

[ round-uhp ]

noun

1. the driving together of cattle, horses, etc., for inspection, branding, shipping to market, or the like, as in the western U.S.
2. the people and horses who do this.
3. the herd so collected.
4. the gathering together of scattered items or groups of people:

   a police roundup of suspects.

5. a summary, brief listing, or résumé of related facts, figures, or information:

   Sunday's newspaper has a sports roundup giving the final score of every baseball game of the past week.

Word History and Origins

Origin of roundup¹

First recorded in 1760–70; noun use of verb phrase round up

Idioms and Phrases

see head for (the last roundup) . Also see round up .

Example Sentences

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From Ars Technica

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From Popular-Science

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From Washington Blade

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From Fortune

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From Vox

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From The Daily Beast

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From The Daily Beast

What was supposed to be a cattle roundup looked more like a military exercise.

From The Daily Beast

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From The Daily Beast

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From The Daily Beast

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From Project Gutenberg

So Blink, though he was counted a good man on roundup, was left pretty much alone when in camp.

From Project Gutenberg

The "rough string," as the bad horses were called, was corralled, and the men made merry with the roundup crew.

From Project Gutenberg

On this roundup, however, he was not often amiable and he was nearly always rumbling to himself.

From Project Gutenberg

For the second time the Flying U roundup was brought to an involuntary pause because of its cook.

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