"roll up" meaning in English

See roll up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

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). Head templates: {{en-interj}} roll up
  1. Used to call the attention of potential purchasers.
    Sense id: en-roll_up-en-intj-bm0SIMsP

Noun

Forms: roll ups [plural]
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). Head templates: {{en-noun}} roll up (plural roll ups)
  1. Alternative form of rollup Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rollup
    Sense id: en-roll_up-en-noun-8-TNGTQH

Verb

Forms: rolls up [present, singular, third-person], rolling up [participle, present], rolled up [participle, past], rolled up [past]
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). Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} roll up (third-person singular simple present rolls up, present participle rolling up, simple past and past participle rolled up)
  1. (transitive) To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like.
    (transitive) To pack up into a bundle or bindle.
    Tags: transitive Synonyms: rollup, roll-up Derived forms: roll up one's sleeves, roll up on Related terms: roll with Translations (to make into a bundle): vyhrnout (Czech), käärima (Estonian), kääriä (Finnish), kääräistä (Finnish), arrotolare (Italian), pokapokai (Maori), свора́чивать (svoráčivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), свёртывать (svjórtyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), сверну́ть (svernútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), trus (Scottish Gaelic), enrollar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-roll_up-en-verb-en:reshape_from_flat_to_cylindrical_or_folded Disambiguation of 'to make into a bundle': 26 20 20 13 19 2
  2. (transitive) To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like.
    (transitive) To create a cigar or cigarette, or a joint.
    Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-roll_up-en-verb-en:reshape_from_flat_to_cylindrical_or_folded1
  3. (transitive) To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-roll_up-en-verb-en:reshape_from_flat_to_cylindrical_or_folded1
  4. (transitive) To raise (a car window, rolling door, or rolling security barrier). Tags: transitive Synonyms: wind up Translations (to close a car window): nostaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-roll_up-en-verb-en:raise_by_cranking_or_rolling Disambiguation of 'to close a car window': 0 0 0 88 0 12
  5. (roleplaying games, intransitive) To roll the dice necessary to create a character for a game, especially a role-playing game. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Role-playing games Translations (to roll the dice): heittää noppaa (Finnish), makamaka (Maori)
    Sense id: en-roll_up-en-verb-7zgu70HH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 10 5 5 5 25 32 1 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 16 9 8 5 5 22 31 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 8 14 6 6 20 27 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 8 5 4 4 25 34 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 5 4 3 3 27 38 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 17 11 7 6 16 27 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 11 9 7 7 20 26 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 16 9 7 5 5 21 33 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 16 12 8 6 5 19 30 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 12 8 6 5 19 30 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 11 7 6 6 21 28 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 16 12 8 6 5 20 30 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 10 7 5 5 22 30 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 16 12 8 6 5 19 30 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 16 7 5 5 21 28 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 10 7 5 5 22 30 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 15 12 12 6 5 18 28 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 9 7 5 5 22 31 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 16 12 8 6 5 20 30 3 Disambiguation of 'to roll the dice': 5 2 2 4 84 2
  6. (intransitive) To arrive by vehicle, usually by car. Tags: intransitive Translations (to arrive by vehicle): alveni (Esperanto), ajaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-roll_up-en-verb-en:arrive_by_vehicle Disambiguation of 'to arrive by vehicle': 3 1 1 3 3 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (to make something into a cylindrical or fold-like shape): oprollen (Dutch), käärima (Estonian), kääriä (Finnish), kääräistä (Finnish), aufrollen (english: poster) (German), zusammenrollen (German), aufkrempeln (english: sleeve) (German), hochkrempeln (German), crap (Irish), pūhoro (english: refers to a boat sail) (Maori), pōruku (Maori), pōkai (Maori), pōkaikai (Maori), pokapokai (Maori), enrolar (Portuguese), ililis (Tagalog), maglilis (Tagalog)
Disambiguation of 'to make something into a cylindrical or fold-like shape': 33 33 33 1 1 0

Inflected forms

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        "(roleplaying games, intransitive) To roll the dice necessary to create a character for a game, especially a role-playing game."
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          "word": "heittää noppaa"
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          "text": "We thought Jim would be late for the wedding, but then we saw him roll up in front of the church in his Mercedes.",
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      "word": "oprollen"
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      "english": "poster",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make something into a cylindrical or fold-like shape",
      "word": "aufrollen"
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      "english": "sleeve",
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      "sense": "to make something into a cylindrical or fold-like shape",
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      "sense": "to make something into a cylindrical or fold-like shape",
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      "sense": "to make something into a cylindrical or fold-like shape",
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      "sense": "to make something into a cylindrical or fold-like shape",
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      "lang": "Maori",
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      "sense": "to make something into a cylindrical or fold-like shape",
      "word": "enrolar"
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      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to make something into a cylindrical or fold-like shape",
      "word": "ililis"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
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