roll up
See also: rollup and roll-up
English
Alternative forms
- rollup
- roll-up
Interjection
roll up
- Used to call the attention of potential purchasers.
- Roll up, roll up! Pies for sale!
Verb
roll up (third-person singular simple present rolls up, present participle rolling up, simple past and past participle rolled up)
- (transitive) 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.
- I am going to roll up this weed into a joint.
- He rolled up his shirt sleeves.
- (transitive) To close (a car window).
- (transitive) To make into a bundle.
- (role-playing games, intransitive) To roll the dice necessary to create a character for a game, especially a role-playing game.
- (intransitive) 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 the church in his Mercedes.
Derived terms
- roll up one's sleeves
- roll up on
Translations
to make something into a cylindrical or fold-like shape
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to close a car window
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to make into a bundle
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to roll the dice
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to arrive by vehicle
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Noun
roll up (plural roll ups)
- (Britain, informal) A self-made cigarette from tobacco and rolling paper. (Sometimes spelt as roll-up.)
- I smoke roll ups rather than cigs, because they are cheaper.
Synonyms
- roll-up
- rollie
- rollup
Translations
self-made cigarette
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Anagrams
- uproll