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

By rolling up your sleeves and getting vaccinated, of course. —Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Nov. 2024

Philadelphia has adopted a bullying identity on both sides of the ball and done it without rolling up big turnover or penalty totals. —Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024

Fellow star running back Brian Robinson Jr. went down earlier and exited the game after his leg was rolled up under a Cowboys defender. —James Brizuela, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024

Simply place an individual portion of meat and veggies onto a sheet, add your favorite herbs and spices, drizzle with oil or butter, and roll up the parchment paper into a little pouch before popping it into the oven to steam. —Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 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