ROUNDUP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does roundup mean? 

• ROUNDUP (noun)
  The noun ROUNDUP has 3 senses:

1. the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold

2. a summary list; as in e.g.

3. the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police

  Familiarity information: ROUNDUP used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROUNDUP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("roundup" is a kind of...):

ranching (farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle))

Derivation:

round up (seek out and bring together)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A summary list; as in e.g.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

a news roundup

Hypernyms ("roundup" is a kind of...):

sum-up; summary (a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The systematic gathering up of suspects by the police

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

a mass roundup of suspects

Hypernyms ("roundup" is a kind of...):

police investigation; police work (the investigation of criminal activities)

Derivation:

round up (seek out and bring together)