to bring animals or people together in one place for a particular purpose
to find and arrest people
to increase a number to the nearest whole number, or the nearest number ending in zero
"The HKs didn't routinely round up the wounded for treatment.
Dozens of political activists have been rounded up for questioning.
I used to help round up the cows at milking time.
Lorenzo told the girl to round up all the children and take them down to the river.
Officials were also having trouble rounding up truck drivers to make the deliveries.
Those soldiers there are going to seal the airport off and round up every suspicious character.
`Once we heard, we sent our Jemmy around with the grommet, Tim, to round up all the folks who played their part.
rounds up
rounding up
rounded up
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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