Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roundup

/ɹˈaʊndˌʌp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: roundup
IPA: /ɹˈaʊndˌʌp/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

American usage

noun

The similar police activity of gathering together suspects.

noun

The forcible gathering together of any particular group of people.

noun

The summary to a news bulletin.

noun

An upward curvature or convexity, as in the deck of a vessel.

noun

The finishing of an arrangement.

name

A city, the county seat of Musselshell County, Montana, United States, which served as a place for cattle roundups.

Example Sentences

"Vichy's antisemitism as codified in the National Revolution was well established, and the first massive roundup of foreign Jews had taken place the previous fall."
"The BBC is to launch its first "vodcasts"—the video version of podcasts—with a weekly roundup from shows including the Ten O'Clock News, Newsnight and Question Time.\"

Etymology

Deverbal from round up.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

roundups (plural)

Phrases

final roundup last roundup

Synonyms

muster

Questions

How do you pronounce roundup?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈaʊndˌʌp/.
What does roundup mean?: An activity in which cattle are herded together in order to be inspected, counted, branded or shipped.
Where does roundup come from?: Deverbal from round up.

How to pronounce roundup

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