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Rounded Up

Definition

Adjective

Referring to the action of collecting or herding animals together into a group or enclosure.

Verb

1. To gather or collect animals or people into a particular place or group.

2. To increase a number or value to the nearest whole number, multiple, or significant figure.

Examples

Adjective:

• The cowboys rounded up the cattle and drove them towards the ranch.
• The rounded-up chickens were kept in a separate pen.
• The rounded-up protestors were taken away by the police.

Verb - Sense 1:

• The shepherd rounded up the sheep and led them back to the barn.
• They rounded up the stray dogs and brought them to the animal shelter.
• The cattlemen rounded up the wild horses on the open range.

Verb - Sense 2:

• The store rounded up the total bill to the nearest dollar.
• I rounded up my estimate to the closest hundred.
• She rounded up the measurements to the significant figure for the experiment.

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