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

Find the nearest rest and ready your rifle, a buck is apt to roll up out of there next. —Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024

His sleeves are rolled up to the elbows, but his tie is still fully tied and knotted. —Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024

It’s finished with a chest patch pocket and buttons on the elbows to easily roll up the cuffs and attach them in place. —Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024

This step rolls up under the mother of all organizing principles: Store like with like. —Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 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