roll up Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb form into a cylinder by rolling
    furl.
    • Roll up the cloth
  2. verb get or gather together
    amass; compile; collect; accumulate; hoard; pile up.
    • I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
    • She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
    • She rolled up a small fortune
  3. verb arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes"
  4. verb make into a bundle
    bundle up; bundle.
    • he bundled up his few possessions
  5. verb close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle
    • she rolled up the window when it started to rain
  6. verb form a cylinder by rolling
    wrap up.
    • roll up a banner
  7. verb show certain properties when being rolled
    roll.
    • The carpet rolls unevenly
    • dried-out tobacco rolls badly

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