roll-up

[ rohl-uhp ]

/ ˈroʊlˌʌp /

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noun

Also rollup . something, as a carpet or window shade, that can be rolled up when not in use.

Informal. an increase, as in value or cost.

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Origin of roll-up

First recorded in 1745–55; noun use of verb phrase roll up

Words nearby roll-up

roll-over arm, Rolls-Royce, roll the bones, roll top, roll-top desk, roll-up, roll up one's sleeves, rollway, roll with the punches, roll-your-own, Rolodex

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“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
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In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
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We won't find out this season, though it comes up occasionally.
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The most recent issue contains detailed instructions for building car bombs, and the magazine frequently draws up hit-lists.
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What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
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Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
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Some weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
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In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
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The bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.
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British Dictionary definitions for roll-up

roll up

verb (adverb)

to form or cause to form a cylindrical shape

(tr) to wrap (an object) round on itself or on an axisto roll up a map

(intr) informal to arrive, esp in a vehicle

(intr) to proceed or develop

(intr) Australian to assemble; congregate

noun roll-up

British informal a cigarette made by hand from loose tobacco and cigarette paper

Australian (in the 19th century) a mass meeting of workers on an issue of common concern

Australian archaic the attendance at any fixturethey had a good roll-up

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Idioms and Phrases with roll-up

roll up

Accumulate, as in He rolled up a fortune in commodity trading, or She rolled up a huge number of votes in this district. [Mid-1800s]

Arrive in a vehicle, as in They rolled up in a taxi at exactly eight o'clock.

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verb (adverb)

noun roll-up

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