Speakur

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roll up the sidewalks

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
rol-l up the side-walks
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To close all commercial businesses for the day.

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

rolls up the sidewalks (present, singular) rolling up the sidewalks (participle, present) rolled up the sidewalks (participle, past) rolled up the sidewalks (past)

Questions

What does roll up the sidewalks mean?
To close all commercial businesses for the day.

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