roundup

A short report bringing together the main news stories.

• Here is today’s news roundup.
• The broadcast ends with a sports roundup.
• Our weekly roundup covers the main local stories.

How to use it: a roundup of something (The bulletin includes a roundup of international news.)

Similar words: summary, digest

Common phrases: news roundup, sports roundup, weekly roundup

An operation in which authorities force members of a group to gather, usually to arrest or remove them.

• Police carried out a roundup of suspects.
• The roundup began before dawn.
• Several people escaped the mass roundup.

How to use it: a roundup of someone (The raid led to a roundup of wanted criminals.)

Similar words: sweep

Common phrases: police roundup, mass roundup, roundup of someone

A surface’s upward curve, especially the raised middle of a ship’s deck.

• The deck has a slight roundup.
• The builder measured the roundup of the deck.
• This roundup helps rainwater run off the ship.

Similar words: camber, convexity

Common phrases: deck roundup, roundup of something

The final work that completes an arrangement or brings its parts together.

• The final roundup of arrangements took an hour.
• Only a few details remained before the roundup.
• They met for the roundup of their preparations.

Similar words: completion, finalization

Common phrases: final roundup, roundup of something