round up Antonyms

Meaning of round up

Wordnet

round up (v)

seek out and bring together

Webster

round up (n.)

The act of collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in.

A rounding up, or upward curvature or convexity, as in the deck of a vessel.

A gathering in of scattered persons or things; as, s round-up of criminals.

round up Sentence Examples

  1. The police rounded up the suspects after the bank robbery.
  2. The rancher rounded up the cattle for branding.
  3. The teacher rounded up the students for the field trip.
  4. The army rounded up the POWs after the battle.
  5. The doctor rounded up the patient's medication dosage.
  6. The store manager rounded up the customer's change to the nearest dollar.
  7. The police rounded up the looters after the riot.
  8. The cowboys rounded up the horses for the rodeo.
  9. The census takers rounded up all the residents in the town.
  10. The search and rescue team rounded up the lost hikers before nightfall.

FAQs About the word round up

seek out and bring togetherThe act of collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in., A rounding up, or upward cur

summary, inventory, rundown, sum-up, resume, recap, run-through, precis, summing-up, summarization

amplification, amplification, enlargement, enlargement, expansion,expansion,supplement, supplement,addendum, addendum

The police rounded up the suspects after the bank robbery.

The rancher rounded up the cattle for branding.

The teacher rounded up the students for the field trip.

The army rounded up the POWs after the battle.