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roll up
verb
rolled up; rolling up; rolls up
: to increase or acquire by successive accumulations : accumulate
rolled up a large majority
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Examples of roll up in a Sentence
ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears
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—Monica Gomez, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
All the worst traits of all the others rolled up into a category for especially awful human beings.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The Ravens one-upped themselves in last week’s playoff blowout of Pittsburgh, too, rolling up 299 yards on the ground.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The legs would roll up a bit, but the bra never gave me any issues, and the waistline always stayed put.
—Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1822, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2
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“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20up. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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
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