* * *
in the afternoon the cows are rounded up for milking
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
round someone/something up — Syn: gather together, herd together, muster, marshal, rally, assemble, collect, group; N.Amer. corral … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
round up something — round up (someone/something) to gather people, animals, or things together into one place. Two dogs helped round up the sheep. Time to round everybody up! Dinner is ready! … New idioms dictionary
run rings round someone — phrase to do something much better than someone else She ran rings around all the other kids in her class. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: run … Useful english dictionary
round — 1. adjective a round window Syn: circular, spherical, globular, cylindrical 2. noun 1) mould the dough into rounds Syn: ball, sphere, globe, orb, circle, disc, ring, hoop … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
round up someone — round up (someone/something) to gather people, animals, or things together into one place. Two dogs helped round up the sheep. Time to round everybody up! Dinner is ready! … New idioms dictionary
round up — (someone/something) to gather people, animals, or things together into one place. Two dogs helped round up the sheep. Time to round everybody up! Dinner is ready! … New idioms dictionary
run rings round someone — to do something much better than someone else She ran rings around all the other kids in her class … English dictionary
give someone/something a wide berth — AVOID, shun, keep away from, stay away from, steer clear of, keep at arm s length, have nothing to do with; dodge, sidestep, circumvent, skirt round. → berth * * * see berth … Useful english dictionary
round up — verb seek out and bring together (Freq. 4) round up some loyal followers • Derivationally related forms: ↑roundup • Hypernyms: ↑gather, ↑garner, ↑collect, ↑pull together … Useful english dictionary
round — adjective 1》 shaped like a circle or cylinder. 2》 shaped like a sphere. ↘having a curved surface with no sharp projections. 3》 (of a person s shoulders) bent forward. 4》 (of a voice) rich and mellow. 5》 (of a number) expressed in convenient… … English new terms dictionary
