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roll-up

[ rohl-uhp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Also rollup. something, as a carpet or window shade, that can be rolled up when not in use.
Informal. an increase, as in value or cost.

roll up

Origin of roll-up¹

First recorded in 1745–55; noun use of verb phrase roll up

Since then, it has served to elect Democrats who can only win if they roll up big margins among women.

If Obama is willing to “roll up his sleeves” on ISIS he can restore that strong legacy.

"Let me know when you're ready to light up so I can roll up the window," says Lori, our blonde, cheerful limo driver.

See his highness roll up his sleeves in snow covered Jordanian capital.

Volunteers roll up their sleeves every day to make New York a stronger and better place to live.

It reminds me of those snow-balls the boys roll up at home—the crowd gathers as it proceeds!

Equipage after equipage began to roll up to the palace, and set down the most brilliantly attired company of both sexes.

They may be seen to shrug a brown shoulder, to roll up a speaking eye, and at last secret burst from them: “Where is the bottle?”

All that is necessary to make them high is to roll up one strip of paper on another in the rolling process.

This is a wooden funnel like that made of paper by village shopkeepers to roll up soft sugar in.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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