Roundups - English meaning

verb

(of people) gather together in one place for a common purpose.

Usage examples:

A crowd had assembled outside the gates

noun

A leap in which the feet are brought together before landing.

Usage examples:

The assemblés porté traveled a great distance and ended in perfect fifth position.

verb

Present participle of assemble

Usage examples:

We assembled in the meeting room after lunch., to assemble data, at the staff meeting, the manager …

noun

A group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose.

Usage examples:

An assembly of dockers and labourers

noun

A group of people, esp. one gathered together regularly for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

[ c ] the state assembly will vote on a death penalty bill next week.

noun

The process of putting together the parts of a machine or structure

Usage examples:

Full assembly instructions are provided with these easy-to-build desk units., car assembly, the ass…

noun

The action or process of collecting someone or something.

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The collection of data

noun

Money that people give for a special purpose, a person in need, or an organization

Usage examples:

We’re taking (up) a collection for his retirement gift (= getting money from people who want to giv…

noun

The act or job of taking something away from a place

Usage examples:

We will inform you when your goods are ready for collection., refuse/waste collection which public …

verb

Gather together and confine (a group of people or things).

Usage examples:

The organizers were corralling the crowd into marching formation

noun

A pen for livestock, especially cattle or horses, on a farm or ranch.

Usage examples:

He was galloping a pony very fast round a tiny corral

Present participle of corral

verb

Assemble and arrange (a group of people, especially troops) in order.

Usage examples:

The general marshalled his troops

noun

An officer of the highest rank in the armed forces of some countries.

Usage examples:

Marshal tito

noun

A federal or municipal law-enforcement officer.

Usage examples:

Federal marshals estimated that the birdmen, in violation of the migratory bird treaty act, killed …

verb

Assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.

Usage examples:

17,000 men had been mustered on haldon hill

noun

A formal gathering of troops, especially for inspection, display, or exercise.

Usage examples:

He attended the musters, which were called to train all able-bodied men

verb

Summon up, call forth, or bring together

verb

Assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.

Usage examples:

17,000 men had been mustered on haldon hill

noun

A formal gathering of troops, especially for inspection, display, or exercise.

Usage examples:

He attended the musters, which were called to train all able-bodied men

noun

A group of peacocks.

Usage examples:

The sound was like the cry of a muster of peacocks

verb

(of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion.

Usage examples:

De montfort's troops rallied and drove back the king's infantry

noun

A mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause.

Usage examples:

A rally attended by around 100,000 people

verb

Subject (someone) to good-humoured ridicule; tease.

Usage examples:

He rallied her on the length of her pigtail

noun

The action or process of coming together to support a person or cause.

Usage examples:

The rallying of public opinion in support of these objectives

adjective

Having the effect of calling people to action.

Usage examples:

A rallying cry

verb

(of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion.

Usage examples:

De montfort's troops rallied and drove back the king's infantry

noun

An exhibition or contest in which cowboys show their skill at riding broncos, roping calves, wrestling steers, etc.

Usage examples:

A rodeo rider

verb

Compete in a rodeo.

Usage examples:

I either rodeoed, or went hunting or fishing

noun

A public performance or competition in which cowboys (= people who take care of cattle) show their skill at riding cattle and wild horses and at catching cattle with ropes

noun

Engagement in a long, complicated dispute or argument.

Usage examples:

Weeks of political wrangling

verb

Have a long, complicated dispute or argument.

Usage examples:

The bureaucrats continue wrangling over the fine print

noun

Arguments, especially ones that continue for a long time

Usage examples:

The new overtime rule generated months of political wrangling., experts expect considerable legal w…