round up

Definition of Round Up in English :

1. round up

seek out and bring together

Example Sentences:
'round up some loyal followers'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Round Up

verb (tr, adverb)

1.

to gather (animals, suspects, etc) together

to round ponies up

2.

to raise (a number) to the nearest whole number or ten, hundred, or thousand above it

Compare round down

noun roundup

3.

the act of gathering together livestock, esp cattle, so that they may be branded, counted, or sold

4.

any similar act of collecting or bringing together

a roundup of today's news

5.

a collection of suspects or criminals by the police, esp in a raid

1. US

to drive (cattle, horses, etc.) together; collect in a herd, group, etc.

2. US, Informal

to gather, collect, or assemble

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.