roll ups

Verb

roll up (third-person singular simple present rolls up, present participle rolling up, simple past and past participle rolled up)

1. (intransitive, transitive) To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.
   • The businessmen rolled up the market by buying most of the major players.
2. (transitive) To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like.
   • The shopkeeper had to roll up the poster to make it easier to carry.

   Antonyms:

   unroll, unscroll, roll down

   1. (transitive) To pack up into a bundle or bindle.
   2. (transitive) To create a cigar or cigarette, or a joint.
      • The audacity of that man rolling up in court was astounding.
3. (transitive) To raise (a car window, rolling door, or rolling security barrier).
   • The shopkeeper had to roll up the security barrier to open the shop.

   Synonyms:

   wind up

   Antonyms:

   roll down, wind down

4. (intransitive, roleplaying games) To roll the dice necessary to create a character for a game, especially a role-playing game.

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