cattle up
C1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To bring all the cows together in one place.
Literal meaning: To bring cattle up — gathering them into a consolidated group.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To gather cattle together for moving, sorting, or counting.
"The cowboys started at first light to cattle up before the long drive to market."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Regional North American (particularly Western US) ranching terminology. Very specialised; not widely used outside agricultural contexts. 'Round up' is far more common and understood.
Commonly used with
herd ranch pasture drive roundup
Forms
Base
cattle up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cattles up
he/she/it
Past simple
cattled up
yesterday
Past participle
cattled up
have + pp
-ing form
cattling up
continuous
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