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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Round-up n.
 1. The act of collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in. [Western U.S.]
 2. A rounding up, or upward curvature or convexity, as in the deck of a vessel.
 2.  A gathering in of scattered persons or things; as, a round-up of criminals. [Colloq., U. S.]
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 roundup
      n 1: the activity of gathering livestock together so that they
           can be counted or branded or sold
      2: a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup"
      3: the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police; "a
         mass roundup of suspects"