roundup
nounHow many syllables in roundup?
There are 2 syllables in the word roundup.How to pronounce roundup:
Definition of roundup:
- roundup (noun):
- a number of people gathered together for a meeting
- the cowboys and ranch personnel engaged in a cattle roundup
- the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold.
- the act or process of collecting animals (such as cattle) by riding around them and driving them in
Synonyms for roundup:
brief
collation
conspectus
digest
encapsulation
inventory
outline
overview
police work
précis
recap
recapitulation
resume
resumé
review
run-through
rundown
résumé
sum-up
summa
summarization
summary
summing-up
survey
synopsis
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