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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Backup Collin Schlee ran for a 57-yard touchdown on his first play and was in the game for only four drives.
Sept. 16, 2023
Third-stringer Ethan Garbers completed a 13-yard pass on his first play, helping the Bruins roll up a 45-point halftime lead.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
Deal rolled up nearly $250,000 in studio bills and still couldn’t finish.
—Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
The third teen was last seen wearing a black baseball cap with white on the front, a black hooded sweatshirt with the sleeves rolled up and a red backpack.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Geekie rolled up a line of 8-10—18 in 19 games that spring, tied for second in Checkers postseason scoring.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
Consider the 73-7 beating of FCS Mercer a message on a day Ole Miss rolled up 667 yards.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2023
The legs would roll up a bit, but the bra never gave me any issues, and the waistline always stayed put.
—Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2023
Mobile Christian rolled up 510 yards of total offense – 237 through the air and 273 on the ground.
—Preps, al, 15 Sep. 2023
Besides that, the vaunted rushing dynamo known as ... South Florida ... rolled up 374 yards on the Hilltoppers in the season opener.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2023
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
Deal rolled up nearly $250,000 in studio bills and still couldn’t finish.
—Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
The third teen was last seen wearing a black baseball cap with white on the front, a black hooded sweatshirt with the sleeves rolled up and a red backpack.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Geekie rolled up a line of 8-10—18 in 19 games that spring, tied for second in Checkers postseason scoring.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
Consider the 73-7 beating of FCS Mercer a message on a day Ole Miss rolled up 667 yards.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2023
The legs would roll up a bit, but the bra never gave me any issues, and the waistline always stayed put.
—Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2023
Mobile Christian rolled up 510 yards of total offense – 237 through the air and 273 on the ground.
—Preps, al, 15 Sep. 2023
Besides that, the vaunted rushing dynamo known as ... South Florida ... rolled up 374 yards on the Hilltoppers in the season opener.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1822, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2
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Kids Definition
roll up
verb
: to build up by many additions one after the other
the winning candidate rolled up a large majority
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rollup
noun
roll·up
ˈrōl-ˌəp
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