Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A rounding up; the forming of upward curves; curvature upward.
- n. 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.
- n. A rounding off or finishing, as of an arrangement or undertaking; a bringing round to settlement or completion.
- n. In ship-building, the convexity of a deck; crown; camber.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Western U.S. The act of collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in.
- n. A rounding up, or upward curvature or convexity, as in the deck of a vessel.
- n. Colloq., U. S. A gathering in of scattered persons or things.
- v. to collect or gather together scattered animals, persons, or things.
WordNet 3.0
- v. seek out and bring together
- n. the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold
- n. the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police
- n. a summary list; as in e.g.
Examples
“Andrew Wheeler on A Most Auspicious Day (a round-up of April 1st pranks).”
“It is a "professional writing lifestyle" round-up.”
“I rely on the SFSignal link round-up to know what's going on in the SF blogosphere outside of my usual haunts.”
“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.”
“And of course, the usual round-up of news, events, and home video releases.”
The Huffington Post: Dan Persons: Cinefantastique Podcast: Paranormal Activity 2
“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.”
The Huffington Post: Ben Bernanke Defends Fed's Massive $900 Billion Program
“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.”
The Guardian: Sky, ITV and my daughter all agree: Barcelona are quite good | Martin Kelner
“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.”
“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!”
“I hope you do have plenty more of these events; I've been so busy lately and haven't had too much time to cook/bake, but I'd love to participate in a future round-up!”
Tweets
Looking for tweets for round-up.
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