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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
Synonyms
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
Someone who’s gonna roll up their sleeves and get the job done.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
The Cool Patch maze, which rises from the flatlands near Interstate 80 just before the Sacramento Valley rolls up into the Vaca Mountains, got ever larger and more creative.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
The Lions punished their opponents on both sides of the ball, rolling up 492 yards of total offense and taking the ball away from Dak Prescott and the Cowboys offense five times.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
While everyone mills around, a fur buyer rolls up in a truck with a U-Haul cargo carrier piled with dozens of gray fox carcasses.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1822, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2
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Cite this Entry
“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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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