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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These pieces roll up easily in packing cubes, resist wrinkles, and work across climates. Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025 Sensing an opportunity, a private equity group called American Industrial Partners (AIP) began to roll up the industry. Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 18 July 2025 After exiting, each robot rolls up to a storefront, where a human worker unlocks its boxy body and retrieves the goods stored inside. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 16 July 2025 With Rhodes and Garcia in the ring, Rhodes rolled up Garcia and got the pinfall. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 July 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

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“Roll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20up. Accessed 24 Jul. 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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