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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Lenovo executives told The Verge that the laptop was rated for at least 20,000 rolls up and down and 30,000 hinge openings and closings.
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Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
Time to roll up the sleeves, grab a glove and get in the game!
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The two-time Oscar winner rolled up to the 2025 Golden Globes in perhaps the boldest haircut known to womankind—and looked incredible, of course.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
In 2018, Carter and his wife, then 93 and 90, rolled up the sleeves of their work shirts and helped a few fortunate souls in Mishawaka and South Bend, Indiana, put a roof over their heads.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
Time to roll up the sleeves, grab a glove and get in the game!
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The two-time Oscar winner rolled up to the 2025 Golden Globes in perhaps the boldest haircut known to womankind—and looked incredible, of course.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
In 2018, Carter and his wife, then 93 and 90, rolled up the sleeves of their work shirts and helped a few fortunate souls in Mishawaka and South Bend, Indiana, put a roof over their heads.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20up. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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