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(US, agriculture) An activity in which cattle are herded together in order to be inspected, counted, branded or shipped. examples
(law enforcement) The similar police activity of gathering together suspects. examples
The forcible gathering together of any particular group of people. quotations examples
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.
2009, Shannon L. Fogg, The Politics of Everyday Life in Vichy France, page 111
The summary to a news bulletin. examples
An upward curvature or convexity, as in the deck of a vessel. examples
The finishing of an arrangement. examples