roundup
/ɹˈaʊndˌʌp/noun2 syllables
Roundup means: the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold.
Synonyms for roundup1
What does roundup mean?3
noun
1
the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold
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”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Roundup in a sentence
- There was a yearly roundup during which thousands of cattle were driven east.AlanF_US
- She was only wearing her nightdress when the roundup happened.shekitten
- The evening news began with a roundup of the day's top headlines.rul
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of roundup
as a noun
- plural
- roundups