Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roll up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: rol-l up
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like.

Transitive verb

verb

To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like.

Transitive verb

verb

To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like.

Transitive verb

verb

To raise (a car window, rolling door, or rolling security barrier).

Transitive verb

verb

To roll the dice necessary to create a character for a game, especially a role-playing game.

Intransitive verb

verb

To arrive by vehicle, usually by car.

Intransitive verb

verb

To swap out for a higher strike.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The businessmen rolled up the market by buying most of the major players."
"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."
"He rolled up his shirt sleeves."
"The audacity of that man rolling up in court was astounding."
"The shopkeeper had to roll up the security barrier to open the shop."

Etymology

The "arrive by vehicle" sense involves the notion of being on wheels (or, similarly, on tank treads); it is conceptually coordinate with walk up as in "approach"; thus, both can take to as preposition (e.g., roll up to, walk up to, belly up to).

Usage

Inflected Forms

rolls up (present, singular) rolling up (participle, present) rolled up (participle, past) rolled up (past) roll ups (plural)

Phrases

roll up on roll up one's sleeves roll up the sidewalks roll with

Frequently Paired Words

roll with roll down roll out

Synonyms

pack up pack wind up roll wrap up furl bundle bundle up

Antonyms

unroll unscroll roll down unpack wind down

Questions

What does roll up mean?: To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.
Where does roll up come from?: The "arrive by vehicle" sense involves the notion of being on wheels (or, similarly, on tank treads); it is conceptually coordinate with walk up as in "approach"; thus, both can take to as preposition (e.g., roll up to, walk up to, belly up to).

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