Sekirov Dictionary

roll up

verb 8
exclamation 1
roll-up adjective 1
forms 3

verb8

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To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like.
- The shopkeeper had to roll up the poster to make it easier to carry.
- When they told you not to fold, spindle, or mutilate a punchcard, the spindling referred to rolling it up.
To pack up into a bundle or bindle.
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To create a cigar or cigarette, or a joint.
- The audacity of that man rolling up in court was astounding.
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To arrive by vehicle, usually by car.
- We thought Jim would be late for the wedding, but then we saw him roll up in front of the church in his Mercedes.
- Don't be rolling up to my door without calling ahead.
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To raise (a car window, rolling door, or rolling security barrier).
- The shopkeeper had to roll up the security barrier to open the shop.
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To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.
- The businessmen rolled up the market by buying most of the major players.
To roll the dice necessary to create a character for a game, especially a role-playing game.
To swap out for a higher strike.

exclamation1

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Used to call the attention of potential purchasers.
- Roll up, roll up! Pies for sale!

roll-up adjective1

Capable of being made into a cylinder shape by rolling.

forms

rolled up · rolling up · rolls up

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