roundup
(noun) the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police; “a mass roundup of suspects”
roundup
(noun) the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold
roundup
(noun) a summary list; as in e.g. “a news roundup”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Roundup
A city, the county seat of Musselshell County, Montana, United States, which served as a place for cattle roundups.
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roundup (plural roundups)
(US, agriculture) An activity in which cattle are herded together in order to be inspected, counted, branded or shipped.
(law enforcement) The similar police activity of gathering together suspects.
The forcible gathering together of any particular group of people.
The summary to a news bulletin.
An upward curvature or convexity, as in the deck of a vessel.
The finishing of an arrangement.
• (agriculture): muster (Australia)
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Source: Wiktionary
Round"-up`, n.
Definition: The act of collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in. [Western U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
