corralled
Gathered and contained
Corralled is the past tense of corral, which originally means to drive livestock into an enclosure.
The figurative use is now more common: to gather, contain, or bring under control.
Security corralled the protesters into a designated area.
She finally corralled the kids and got them into the car.
The spelling with double L is standard, though single L appears occasionally.
Wrote or confined
- trappedUnable to escape
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- hemmedFinished a garment's edge
- boxedEnclosed in cardboard
cooped · restricted · contained · fenced · bounded · sequestered · quarantined · detained
Brought together as group
- groupedArranged by similarity
- rounded upCollected and brought together
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
- clusteredGathered closely together
herded · brought together · consolidated · concentrated · converged · amassed · marshaled · mobilized
Organized gathering of scattered things
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- wranglersLivestock handlers on ranches
- cowboysRanch hands tending herds
- sheepdogsCanines trained for flocks
mustering · lasso · flock · livestock · drovers · shepherds · drive · stampede
penned
Wrote or confined
boxed · cooped · restricted · contained · fenced · bounded · sequestered · quarantined · detained · barricaded
assembled
Brought together as group
- groupedArranged by similarity
- rounded upCollected and brought together
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
clustered · herded · brought together · consolidated · concentrated · converged · amassed · marshaled · mobilized
roundup
Organized gathering of scattered things
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- wranglersLivestock handlers on ranches
- cowboysRanch hands tending herds
sheepdogs · mustering · lasso · flock · livestock · drovers · shepherds · drive · stampede · herd
managed
Oversaw or coped
- organizedSystematically arranged
- directedGave guidance or orders
- channeledDirected through specific path
regulated · supervised · wrangled · reined in · subdued · contained · guided · steered · orchestrated
pen
Ink-filled writing tool
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- stockadeFence of sharpened stakes
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
yard · compound · stall · barn · coop · pasture · arena · run · chute · gate