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round⋅up

[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.

Origin:
1760–70; n. use of v. phrase round up
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round·up   (round'ŭp')   
n.  
    1. The herding together of cattle for inspection, branding, or shipping.

    2. The cattle so herded.

    3. The workers and horses employed in such herding.

  1. A gathering up, as of people under suspicion by the police.

  2. A summary: a news roundup.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
roundup

  1. n.
    a collection or summary of news items, such as a weather roundup, news roundup, etc. : Tune in at eleven for a roundup of the day's news.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

roundup

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

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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