- a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- a roundup of cattle.
- any contest offering prizes in various events: a bicycle rodeo for kids under twelve.
- a ballet (1942) choreographed by Agnes de Mille, with musical score by Aaron Copland.
- to participate or compete in a rodeo or rodeos: He's been rodeoing since he was twelve.
- a display of the skills of cowboys, including bareback riding, steer wrangling, etc
- the rounding up of cattle for branding, counting, inspection, etc
- an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up
