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What does round up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word round up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To gather (cattle) together by riding around them.
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) To collect or gather (something) together.
  3. (transitive, arithmetic) To round (a number) to the smallest integer that is not less than it, or to some other greater value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
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The assembly was an immensely humorous and enjoyable way to round up the day.
The basic plot line concerns a woman and a soldier, who are told to visit an island and round up votes there.
As the cells round up, actin and myosin moieties are being redistributed underneath the plasma membrane.
The aim was to round up the goats and herd them towards the vermin fence, where they were corralled.
It is understandable that criminals are sometimes used to round up dangerous lawbreakers for national security and public safety.
The police in Amsterdam were able to round up six of his alleged accomplices after the crime, and are seeking more.

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