Round up
verb
To find and gather together.
The teacher rounded up the students for a field trip
Often appears as...
- round up the cattle
- round up the usual suspects
verb
To increase a number to the nearest whole number or to the nearest number containing a certain number of decimal places.
The result is 4.7, but we'll round it up to 5 for simplicity
Often appears as...
- round up to the nearest whole number
- round up to the nearest dollar
verb
To obtain and hold a group of people or things in a police or military action.
The police rounded up the suspects in the early morning
Often appears as...
- round up suspects
- round up for questioning
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A summarizing report or review of facts or events, often after particular time period.
Let's check the sports round-up for the latest scores
Often appears as...
- news round-up
- sports round-up
verb
To find and gather together.
The teacher rounded up the students for a field trip
Often appears as...
- round up the cattle
- round up the usual suspects
verb
To increase a number to the nearest whole number or to the nearest number containing a certain number of decimal places.
The result is 4.7, but we'll round it up to 5 for simplicity
Often appears as...
- round up to the nearest whole number
- round up to the nearest dollar
verb
To obtain and hold a group of people or things in a police or military action.
The police rounded up the suspects in the early morning
Often appears as...
- round up suspects
- round up for questioning
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A summarizing report or review of facts or events, often after particular time period.
Let's check the sports round-up for the latest scores
Often appears as...
- news round-up
- sports round-up
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Active Search
Implies actively finding, not just waiting for things or people to gather.
We rounded up all the chairs for the meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Quick Assembly
Often suggests urgency or promptness in gathering people or things.
Quick, round up the volunteers; we're starting now!
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Grouping
Used for temporary or changing groups, not fixed organizations.
Let's round up some folks for a pickup basketball game.
Pro Tip 1/3Active Search
Implies actively finding, not just waiting for things or people to gather.
We rounded up all the chairs for the meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Quick Assembly
Often suggests urgency or promptness in gathering people or things.
Quick, round up the volunteers; we're starting now!
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Grouping
Used for temporary or changing groups, not fixed organizations.
Let's round up some folks for a pickup basketball game.
Pro Tip 1/3Active Search
Implies actively finding, not just waiting for things or people to gather.
We rounded up all the chairs for the meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Quick Assembly
Often suggests urgency or promptness in gathering people or things.
Quick, round up the volunteers; we're starting now!
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Grouping
Used for temporary or changing groups, not fixed organizations.
Let's round up some folks for a pickup basketball game.
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