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Synonyms for roll up


Grammar : Verb
Spell : rohl-uhp
Phonetic Transcription : ˈroʊlˌʌp

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Définition of roll up

Origin :
  • early 13c., "rolled-up piece of parchment or paper" (especially one inscribed with an official record), from Old French rolle "document, parchment scroll, decree" (12c.), from Medieval Latin rotulus "a roll of paper" (source also of Spanish rollo, Italian ruollo), from Latin rotula "small wheel," diminutive of rota "wheel" (see rotary).
  • Meaning "a register, list, catalogue" is from late 14c., common from c.1800. Meaning "dough which is rolled before baking" is first recorded mid-15c. Sense of "act of rolling" is from 1743. Meaning "quantity of material rolled up" is from late 14c.; meaning "quantity of paper money" is from 1846; sense of "quantity of (rolled) film" is from 1890. Meaning "act of sexual intercourse" is attested from 1942 (roll in the hay), from roll (v.). Dutch rol, German Rolle, Danish rulle, etc. are from French.
  • As in lay up/lay by : verb set aside, store
  • As in store : verb collect and put aside
  • As in wrap : verb surround with a covering
  • As in furl : verb wrap up
  • As in accumulate : verb gather or amass something
  • As in cumulate : verb accumulate
  • As in infold : verb wrap
  • As in garner : verb collect, accumulate
Example sentences :
  • Roll up the paste, with the fruit spread on it, into a scroll.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Spread it with the jam, and roll up in the form of a bolster.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Salt thoroughly, rubbing in well, and roll up to drain over night.
  • Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
  • Petru did not quail, but began to roll up his sleeves and spit upon his hands.
  • Extract from : « Roumanian Fairy Tales » by Various
  • Now roll up your quilt pieces, and we will put them in my bag.
  • Extract from : « Her Mother's Secret » by Emma D. E. N. Southworth
  • Roll up in balls, show as you go, and sell for 10 cents a ball.
  • Extract from : « One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed » by C. A. Bogardus
  • Does it not roll up out of Darkness with new children on it, night after night?
  • Extract from : « The Lost Art of Reading » by Gerald Stanley Lee
  • Roll up or rip off the clothing so as to get at the bare back.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss
  • "Roll up your sleeves and get at them," his South African friend had described it to him.
  • Extract from : « To Love » by Margaret Peterson
  • Now we may yet roll up these sails and get them out of the way below, if we are smart.
  • Extract from : « For Treasure Bound » by Harry Collingwood

Antonyms for roll up

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