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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The Cyclones, 2-8 under first-year coach Matt Campbell, toyed with their opponent, rolling up nine touchdowns and 608 total yards. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025 Customers roll up to the drive-through window at 2338 Fair Oaks Blvd. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, a steady stream of black SUVs rolled up, depositing yet another batch of skiers and their mountain of gear. Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025 Byford loved both the media and his operations’ customers and was famous for greeting travelers with a big grin and rolling up his sleeve to mop up station leaks; Carter, perpetually playing defense, ran from both groups at every available opportunity. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 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 7 Feb. 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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