roll up meaning and definition

ROLL UP verb

Definition of roll up (verb)

1. form into a cylinder by rolling
   • "Roll up the cloth"
   • synonyms: furl
2. 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"
   • synonyms: accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up
3. arrive in a vehicle
   • "He rolled up in a black Mercedes"
4. make into a bundle
   • "he bundled up his few possessions"
   • synonyms: bundle, bundle up
5. close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle
   • "she rolled up the window when it started to rain"
6. form a cylinder by rolling
   • "roll up a banner"
   • synonyms: wrap up
   • antonym: unfurl
7. show certain properties when being rolled
   • "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"
   • synonyms: roll