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

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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That man and another eyewitness then gained access to the car and found the three children in the trunk of the vehicle, which the complaint alleges was turned off with all the windows rolled up. Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 Finally, Belly rolls up with Benito, a bike and a fresh new bob! Claire Franken, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2025 And like good ambassadors to the school, veteran members of the Aggies football team, some of whom used to live in those dorms, rolled up their sleeves and helped with the heavy lifting. Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Although Greenstein has marketing in his title, since arriving at Paramount it’s been known that the former Sony exec wants to roll up his sleeves in development. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for roll up

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of roll up was in 1822

Cite this Entry

“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20up. Accessed 19 Sep. 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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