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- verb transitive, idiomatic To
collect orgather (something)together . - verb transitive, arithmetic To
round (a number) to the smallestinteger that is not less than it, or to some other greater value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.
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treeseed commented on the word round up
Round Up is an amusement ride consisting of circular horizontal platform with vertical cage like wall around the edge. The platform is attached to a motor on a hydraulic arm. The ride starts out by spinning until the centripetal force is enough to push riders against the wall. Then, the arm raises the horizontal platform to a vertical position in which riders, instead of spinning horizontally, are now spinning vertically.
The ride spins for a predetermined cycle until an automatic timer releases the hydraulic fluid from the arm causing the platform to return to its horizontal position.
In the UK this ride is commonly known as the 'Meteorite' or 'Meteor'.
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January 31, 2008