roundup

round·up

 (round′ŭp′)
n.
1.
a. The herding together of cattle for inspection, branding, or shipping.
b. The cattle so herded.
c. The workers and horses employed in such herding.
2. A gathering up, as of people under suspicion by the police.
3. A summary: a news roundup.
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roundup

(ˈraʊndʌp)
n
1. (Agriculture) US the act of gathering together livestock, esp cattle, so that they may be branded, counted, or sold
2. any similar act of collecting or bringing together
3. a collection of suspects or criminals by the police, esp in a raid
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round•up

(ˈraʊndˌʌp)

n.
1.
a. the driving together of cattle, horses, etc., for branding, shipping to market, or the like.
b. the people who do this.
c. the herd so collected.
2. the gathering together of scattered items or people: a police roundup of suspects.
3. a summary of facts, figures, or information: a sports roundup.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.roundup - the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or soldroundup - the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold
ranching - farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle)
2.roundup - a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup"
summary, sum-up - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
3.roundup - the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police; "a mass roundup of suspects"
police investigation, police work - the investigation of criminal activities
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roundup

noun
1. (Informal) summary, review, survey, outline, digest, overview, synopsis, collation a roundup of the day's news
2. muster, collection, rally, rallying, assembly, herding, marshalling, mustering, gathering together What keeps a cowboy ready for another roundup?
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Translations
retata

roundup

[ˈraʊndʌp] n
[cattle, horses] → rassemblement m
[people] → rafle f; [suspects] → rafle f
(= summary) [news] → rappel m
a roundup of the latest news → un rappel des derniers événements
BUT le point sur les dernière nouvelles.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

roundup

[ˈraʊndˌʌp] n (of cattle, people) → raduno; (of suspects) → retata
a roundup of the latest news → un sommario or riepilogo delle ultime notizie
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