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

celebrities rolling up in limousines

Synonyms of roll up

• increase
• rise
• accelerate
• swell
• expand

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

As the mitigation work continued, a contractor took off his socks and shoes and rolled up his pants to his knees and proceeded to wade into the pool to place an ozone nanobubble tube as tourists and locals milled about on a sunny morning. —ABC News, 16 June 2026

Young was about to finish off Santana when Ricky Sosa appeared and distracted Young long enough for Santana to roll up Young. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026

Tucked or untucked, with the sleeves rolled up or kept down, this shirt can be styled in many ways and worn on repeat throughout the season. —Sydney Pulaski, Glamour, 12 June 2026

And even after being rolled up in a suitcase, one Amazon shopper said these breezy pants remained free of crinkles. —Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2

Rhymes for roll up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

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