Roundup (Noun)
Meaning 1
The activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Related Words
Meaning 2
A summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
The systematic gathering up of suspects by the police; "a mass roundup of suspects".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The police conducted a massive roundup of suspects in connection with the string of burglaries that had been plaguing the neighborhood.
- The authorities implemented a roundup of all known associates of the crime lord in an attempt to dismantle the organization.
- The country's immigration agency carried out a roundup of undocumented workers who had been living in the city for years.
- A multi-agency task force initiated a roundup of fugitives who had been on the run for months.
- The SWAT team led a dramatic roundup of the armed suspects who had been barricaded inside the abandoned warehouse.