roll up
verbDefinition of roll up
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Synonyms & Antonyms for roll up
Synonyms
accelerate, accumulate, appreciate, balloon, boom, build up, burgeon (also bourgeon), climb, enlarge, escalate, expand, gain, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, snowball, spread, swell, wax
Antonyms
contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane
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For the phyllo nests: Unwrap the phyllo, but leave the sheets rolled up together. — Wolfgang Puck, Twin Cities, "Wolfgang Puck: Lighten up your summer dessert with seasonal stone fruit," 17 July 2019 The next best thing is to go inside a vehicle with the windows rolled up. — David Caraccio, sacbee, "Dramatic video shows lightning strike blowing off top of tree in Lassen," 4 June 2019 The mattress was rolled up, held fast by bungee cords and stained by the oil that saturated the garage floor. — J. Robert Lennon, The New Yorker, "The Loop," 19 Aug. 2019 Later in March, the brakes on the Nissan Sentra were acting up, so Braidenâs dad, Steve Schirtzinger, rolled up his sleeves and stepped out of his beige two-story house to change the rotors. — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, "Braiden Schirtzinger is non-binary, pregnant and about to take on the most gendered role of all," 16 Aug. 2019 Hamil then rolled up her window and drove off, prompting the officer to run to his own car in pursuit of her with his sirens on. — Doha Madani, NBC News, "Body camera video shows Oklahoma woman hit with stun gun after kicking officer," 1 Aug. 2019 The Falcons rolled up several Pacific League championships, made a couple of appearances in state action and won three CIF Southern Section titles â all in the spring â in softball, boysâ and girlsâ swimming. — Charles Rich, Glendale News-Press, "Looking Back: Crescenta Valley registers multiple championships in 2018-19 season," 31 July 2019 The Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback rolled up to the first day of training camp in an armored (fake) Brinks truck. — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, "Jaguars corner Jalen Ramsey sends clear message that he wants to be paid," 24 July 2019 During an early-practice run play, LG Dalton Risner was rolled up on. — Ryan O'halloran, The Denver Post, "Broncos training camp rewind, Day 4: Early-practice penalties irk coach Vic Fangio," 21 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'roll up.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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