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round·up (ro̵und′up′)
noun
- ☆
- the act of driving cattle, etc. together on the range and collecting them in a herd, as for branding, inspection, or shipping
- the herd of cattle, etc. thus collected
- the cowboys, horses, etc. that do this work
- ☆ any similar driving together, collecting, or gathering a roundup of suspected persons
- ☆ a summary, as of information, news, etc.
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Preposition: of
- blogs: There are several reasons why I think it's time to start a roundup of Scottish blogs.
Converse of object
- start: There are several reasons why I think it's time to start a roundup of Scottish blogs.
Adjective modifier
- weekly: On Thursday we feature our weekly roundup of " What's New " on the website.
Modifies a noun
- No.: June 2006 China Labor Bulletin weekly roundup No. 11,Friday, 16.
Noun used with modifier
- britblog: Tim Worstall said, on August 6th, 2006 at 1:13 pm Britblog Roundup # 77 Welcome back.
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