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roundup
round·up R0322900 (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.roundup (ˈraʊndʌp) n1. (Agriculture) US the act of gathering together livestock, esp cattle, so that they may be branded, counted, or sold2. any similar act of collecting or bringing together3. a collection of suspects or criminals by the police, esp in a raidround•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. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  roundup - the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or soldranching - 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 |
roundupnoun1. (Informal) summary, review, survey, outline, digest, overview, synopsis, collation a roundup of the day's news2. muster, collection, rally, rallying, assembly, herding, marshalling, mustering, gathering together What keeps a cowboy ready for another roundup?Translations
roundup
from the ground upFrom the first step through to completion; entirely. This place is a real dump—we'll have to rebuild it from the ground up. I built this company from the ground up—I'm not going to sell it, ever.See also: ground, upthe last roundupold-fashioned One's death. Primarily heard in US. When my grandmother was in her '80s, she always joked about heading to the last roundup. I think in some ways the fact that she treated it so light-heartedly made it easier to bear when she did finally pass away.See also: last, rounduphead for the last roundupold-fashioned To die. Primarily heard in US. When my grandmother was in her '80s, she always joked about heading to the last roundup. I think in some ways the fact that she treated it so light-heartedly made it easier to bear when she did finally pass away.See also: head, last, roundupfrom the ground upFig. from the very beginning. We must plan our sales campaign carefully from the ground up. Sorry, but you'll have to start all over again from the ground up.See also: ground, uphead for someone or somethingto aim for or move toward someone or something. She waved good-bye as she headed for the door. Ann came in and headed for her mother.See also: headhead for the last roundupEuph. to reach the end of usefulness or of life. (Originally said of a dying cowboy.) This ballpoint pen is headed for the last roundup. I have to get another one. I am so weak. I think I'm headed for the last roundup.See also: head, last, roundupfrom the ground upFrom the very beginning; also, completely, thoroughly. For example, We've had to learn a new system from the ground up, or The company changed all of the forms from the ground up. This expression alludes to the construction of a house, which begins with the foundation. See also: ground, uphead forProceed or go in a certain direction, as in I'm heading for town, or I believe Karen and Jane are heading for a big quarrel. This expression, which uses head in the sense of "advance toward," is occasionally amplified with a figurative destination, especially in the American West. For example, head for the hills means "to run away to high and safer ground" or "to flee from danger." It is often used facetiously, as in Here comes that old bore-head for the hills!Head for the setting sun alludes to where a wanted man or outlaw went when a law-enforcement agent was close behind him, that is, farther west, and head for the last roundup means "to die." [Early 1800s] See also: headthe last roundup death. informal euphemistic The metaphor was based on the idea of a final rounding-up of cattle in the American Wild West. The phrase itself seems to have originated as the title of a 1932 song by G. Brown .See also: last, rounduphead forv.1. To travel toward some destination: We headed for Houston.2. To set something or someone on a course toward some destination, situation or condition. Used passively: This bus is headed for New York. You're headed for trouble if you keep telling such lies.See also: headlast roundup n. death. (Western.) To everyone’s surprise, he clutched the wound and faced the last roundup with a smile. See also: last, rounduproundup 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. from the ground up From the most basic level to the highest level; completely: designed the house from the ground up; learned the family business from the ground up.See also: ground, uproundup
Synonyms for roundupnoun summarySynonyms- summary
- review
- survey
- outline
- digest
- overview
- synopsis
- collation
noun musterSynonyms- muster
- collection
- rally
- rallying
- assembly
- herding
- marshalling
- mustering
- gathering together
Words related to roundupnoun the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or soldRelated Wordsnoun a summary listRelated Wordsnoun the systematic gathering up of suspects by the policeRelated Words- police investigation
- police work
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