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roundup

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round·up  (roundp)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
sum-up, summary - 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

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?
Translations
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.
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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When the roundup was completed, the doors were opened and the party marched out.
 
 
 
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