HyperDic: roll_up

English > 7 senses of the expression roll up:
VERBchangeroll up, furlform into a cylinder by rolling
possessionroll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoardget or gather together
motionroll uparrive in a vehicle
contactroll up, bundle, bundle upmake into a bundle
contactroll upclose (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle
changeroll up, wrap upform a cylinder by rolling
changeroll up, rollshow certain properties when being rolled
English > roll up: 7 senses > verb 1, change
Meaningform into a cylinder by rolling.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something
Example"Roll up the cloth"
Synonymfurl
Narrowerboltmake or roll into bolts
brailtake in a sail with a brail
douselower quickly
reefroll ... / roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
take in, gather infold up
Broaderchange shape, change form, deformassume a different shape or form
Similar toroll, roll upshow certain properties when being rolled
Spanisharrollar, enrollar
Catalancabdellar, enrotllar
English > roll up: 7 senses > verb 2, possession
MeaningGet or gather together.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymscollect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard
Narrowerbalemake into a bale
catchtake in and retain
collect, pull inGet or bring together
corralCollect or gather
fundplace or store up in a fund for accumulation
fundaccumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
lump, chunkPut together indiscriminately
run uppile up (debts or scores)
scrape, scrape up, scratch, come upGather (money or other resources) together over time
Broaderstore, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash awayKeep or lay aside for future use
Spanishacumular, amasar, amontonar, apilar, coleccionar, compilar, juntar, recoger, recopilar, reunir
Catalanacumular, ajuntar, amuntegar, apilar, aplegar, arreplegar, col·leccionar, compilar, recollir, recopilar, reunir
English > roll up: 7 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaningarrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes".
PatternSomebody ----s PP
Broaderarrive, get, comereach a destination
Spanishllegar conduciendo
English > roll up: 7 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaningmake into a bundle.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsbundle, bundle up
BroaderpackArrange in a container
Spanishempaquetar, enfardar, enrollar, hacer un bulto, hacer un manojo
Catalanagrupar, embolicar, empaquetar
English > roll up: 7 senses > verb 5, contact
MeaningClose (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderclose, shutMove so that an opening or passage is obstructed
English > roll up: 7 senses > verb 6, change
Meaningform a cylinder by rolling.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s something
Example"roll up a banner"
Synonymwrap up
Broaderchange surfaceUndergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
See alsorollarrange or or coil around
Oppositeunfurl, unrollunroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
Similar toroll, roll upshow certain properties when being rolled
Spanishenrollar, envolver
Catalanembolicar, enrotllar
English > roll up: 7 senses > verb 7, change
Meaningshow certain properties when being rolled.
PatternSomebody ----s Adjective
Synonymroll
BroaderchangeUndergo a change
Similar toroll up, wrap upform a cylinder by rolling
roll up, furlform into a cylinder by rolling

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