Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rounding up; the forming of upward curves; curvature upward.
- noun In grazing regions, the herding or driving together of all the cattle on a range or ranch, for inspection, branding, sorting, etc.; also, the beating up or gathering of any animals, as those of the chase.
- noun A rounding off or finishing, as of an arrangement or undertaking; a bringing round to settlement or completion.
- noun In ship-building, the convexity of a deck; crown; camber.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb to collect or gather together scattered animals, persons, or things.
- noun Western U.S. The act of collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in.
- noun A rounding up, or upward curvature or convexity, as in the deck of a vessel.
- noun Colloq., U. S. A gathering in of scattered persons or things.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold
- noun the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police
- noun a summary list; as in e.g.
- verb seek out and bring together
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Examples
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Summer is now in full swing with Monday's barbecues and bronzing by the pool, and so it's time for our annual iconic swimwear round-up.
Most Iconic Swimsuits: Pamela Anderson, Marilyn Monroe, Halle Berry & More (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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If not the "supreme leader" suspecting meddling will tighten the grip on the government, and even round-up and jail ....... or kill those fighting for change in Iran!
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And of course, the usual round-up of news, events, and home video releases.
Dan Persons: Cinefantastique Podcast: Paranormal Activity 2 Dan Persons 2010
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Mostly, though, Eurosport's coverage is a boon for us tennis lovers, being comprehensive and featuring a useful round-up at the end of the day in Game, Set and Mats featuring Mats Wilander, who I suspect was not necessarily the best pundit but is perfectly named for the show.
Sky, ITV and my daughter all agree: Barcelona are quite good | Martin Kelner 2011
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The program equates to the Fed buying an average of $110 billion in government debt every month, the AP notes in a round-up of the program's mechanics.
Ben Bernanke Defends Fed's Massive $900 Billion Program The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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When an SF link round-up becomes dominated by articles about the profession of writing then it is no longer an SF link round-up.
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It is a "professional writing lifestyle" round-up.
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Andrew Wheeler on A Most Auspicious Day (a round-up of April 1st pranks).
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I rely on the SFSignal link round-up to know what's going on in the SF blogosphere outside of my usual haunts.
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The program equates to the Fed buying an average of $110 billion in government debt every month, the AP notes in a round-up of the program's mechanics.
Ben Bernanke Defends Fed's Massive $900 Billion Program The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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