VocabauraVOCABAURA

roundup

noun

Simple meaning

Gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

rownduhp

Say the bold part a little louder.

US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɹaʊndəp

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. law enforcement

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

  2. USagriculture

    An activity in which cattle are herded together in order to be inspected, counted, branded or shipped.

  3. The forcible gathering together of any particular group of people.

  4. law enforcement

    The systematic gathering up of suspects by the police

  5. law enforcement

    The similar police activity of gathering together suspects.

  6. The summary to a news bulletin.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

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

Used this way, roundup is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a legal use: the wording is institutional and carries a defined meaning in law rather than a loose everyday one.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Law/legal
  • Government/politics
  • Academic writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use roundup

  • “The cowboy helped with the annual cattle roundup on the ranch.”

Share your sentence

Write your own example sentence using “roundup”. We review each one before it appears.

Use This Word

See how this word sounds in a real sentence.

Ask Vocabaura

Understand the word your way.

What Does It Mean Here?

Words can change meaning depending on context.

Use it yourself

Knowing “roundup” starts when you use it. Pick a next step, all free.

Know the meaning? Practice using it in a real situation, free, no credits.

Dictionary data from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API. Simple meanings, combinations and word intelligence are built from verified reference data, no AI is used to load this page.