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n.

1. The act of collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in. [Western U.S.]

2. A rounding up, or upward curvature or convexity, as in the deck of a vessel.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A gathering in of scattered persons or things; as, a round-up of criminals. [Colloq., U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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Idioms: round up
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Collect or gather in a body, as in We'll have to round up some more volunteers for the food drive, or The police rounded up all the suspects. This term comes from the West, where since the mid-1800s it has been used for collecting livestock by riding around the herd and driving the animals together. By about 1875 it was extended to other kinds of gathering together.


 
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v

Definition: collect, gather
Antonyms: disperse, scatter


 
WordNet: round up
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: seek out and bring together


 
 
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