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to round up
[phrase form: round]
01
to gather people or things, often to organize or deal with them
Transitive: to round up sb/sth
Examples
The teacher had to round up all the students for the field trip.
02
to raise a numerical value to the next higher whole number
Transitive: to round up a numerical value
Examples
The store manager decided to round up the price of the product to the nearest dollar.
03
to arrest a group of individuals, often as part of a law enforcement operation
Transitive: to round up a group of people
Examples
The police decided to round up the suspects involved in the recent crime wave.
