rodeo

noun

ro·deo | \ ˈrō-dē-ˌō

, rə-ˈdā-(ˌ)ō

plural rodeos

Definition of rodeo

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : roundup

2a : a public performance featuring bronco riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, and Brahma bull riding

b : a contest resembling a rodeo

rodeo

verb

rodeoed; rodeoing; rodeos

Definition of rodeo (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

: to participate in a rodeo

Examples of rodeo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

There will also be a rodeo, the 5K Bear Paw and the Slippery Salmon Olympics. — Anchorage Daily News, "Fun things happening this week: Bear Paw Festival, Medium Build all-ages show and more," 11 July 2019 Admission includes unlimited carnival rides, all rodeos, main stage concerts, fireworks, 4-H shows, tractor pulls, the high-flying Duel Dogs competition and loads of family-friendly entertainment. — Laura Daily And Bryan K. Chavez, The Know, "16 free and cheap things to do around Denver in July," 1 July 2019 The wildly popular Lakeside Rodeo, an annual affair, traces its roots to the first rodeo in town on July 5, 1920. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Lakeside: A cowboy town with a rich past as Coronado of the Hills," 30 June 2019 You might be tempted to call it a day, but on Thursday evenings the park has a free rodeo with cattle roping and bucking broncos. — Kristi Valentini, Woman's Day, "These Summer Vacation Spots Are the Hidden Gems of the Midwest," 25 June 2019 Schechter-Kelly said festival proceeds go to scholarships, the Mundelein Farmers Market, an art fair, a bike rodeo and Santa’s Cottage at the village’s holiday tree lighting in December. — Denys Bucksten, chicagotribune.com, "'Very friendly and supportive' craft brewing community gathers for annual Mundelein festival," 10 June 2019 Three competitors each earned a $433,333 check after clinching professional rodeo event titles at the RFD-TV’s The American on Sunday at AT&T Stadium. — Brett Hoffman, star-telegram, "Three cowboys split $1 million pot at The American rodeo | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 25 Feb. 2018 Today, the Lakeside Rodeo Grounds on Channel Road is a popular destination for rodeo fans. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Lakeside: A cowboy town with a rich past as Coronado of the Hills," 30 June 2019 The 2020 presidential election is not this Texan’s first rodeo. — Christi Carras, latimes.com, "Who is Marianne Williamson? Five things to know about the debate’s biggest mystery," 28 June 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

His father, who rodeoed around Wisconsin in his spare time, raised cattle for dairy farms. — Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, "The non-Texan professional cowboy is a thing," 11 Feb. 2018

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