English to English
verb
- form into a cylinder by rolling
Roll up the cloth.
source: WordNet 3.0
- get or gather together
I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife.
She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis.
She rolled up a small fortune.
source: WordNet 3.0
- arrive in a vehicle:
He rolled up in a black Mercedes.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make into a bundle
He bundled up his few possessions.
source: WordNet 3.0
- close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle
She rolled up the window when it started to rain.
source: WordNet 3.0
- form a cylinder by rolling
Roll up a banner.
source: WordNet 3.0
- show certain properties when being rolled
The carpet rolls unevenly.
Dried-out tobacco rolls badly.
source: WordNet 3.0
