roll up

verb

rolled up; rolling up; rolls up

transitive verb

: to increase or acquire by successive accumulations : accumulate

rolled up a large majority

intransitive verb

1

: to become larger by successive accumulations

2

: to arrive in a vehicle

Synonyms

• accelerate
• accumulate
• appreciate
• balloon
• boom
• build up
• burgeon
• bourgeon
• climb
• enlarge
• escalate
• expand
• gain
• increase
• mount
• multiply
• mushroom
• proliferate
• rise
• snowball
• spread
• swell
• wax

Examples of roll up in a Sentence

ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears

Recent Examples on the Web

Bay, dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, has impressed people close to the club with her insistence of rolling up her sleeves and digging into her new job, her first in professional sports. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024

After struggling mightily, the Eagles rolled up 142 yards in the second quarter and cleaned up their penalties, too, with just one for 5 yards. —Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024

So casual was Miller’s turn–Calvin Klein boxers poking out from the waistband of her jeans, sleeves rolled up to the elbows in a tomboyish gesture–that her boyfriend, Oli Green, was inspired to recreate the look. —Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024

From Andy Cohen and Kyle Richards to Larsa Pippen and Phaedra Parks, see everyone who rolled up for this weekend's festivities at 2024 Bravo Fan Fest. —Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2

Kids Definition

roll up

verb

: to build up by many additions one after the other

the winning candidate rolled up a large majority

Legal Definition

rollup

noun

roll·​up

ˈrōl-ˌəp

: limited partnership rollup transaction