roll up
To dominate by accumulatingTo dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.
» Roll up your right sleeve.
Krempele deinen rechten Ärmel hoch!
Закатайте правый рукав.
Закатай правый рукав.
Закатайте правий рукав.
Meaning
8 senses(intransitive, transitive)To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.
The businessmen rolled up the market by buying most of the major players.
(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.
When they told you not to fold, spindle, or mutilate a punchcard, the spindling referred to rolling it up.
aufrollen, zusammenrollen, aufkrempeln
make into a bundle
To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like.
(transitive)To pack up into a bundle or bindle.
свора́чиватьsvoráčivatʹ, свёртыватьsvjórtyvatʹ, сверну́тьsvernútʹ
(transitive)To create a cigar or cigarette, or a joint.
The audacity of that man rolling up in court was astounding.
(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.
close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle
(intransitive)To roll the dice necessary to create a character for a game, especially a role-playing game.
(intransitive)To arrive by vehicle, usually by car.
We thought Jim would be late for the wedding, but then we saw him roll up in front of the church in his Mercedes.
Don't be rolling up to my door without calling ahead.
arrive in a vehicle:
(transitive)To swap out for a higher strike.
Examples
98 sentencesRoll up your right sleeve.
Закатайте правий рукав.
ruЗакатайте правый рукав.
deKrempele deinen rechten Ärmel hoch!
Roll your window up.
Roll up your window.
Tom rolled up his shirt sleeves.
ruТом закатал рукава рубашки.
deTom rollte seine Hemdsärmel hoch.
Could you roll up your sleeve?
Translations
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Origin
The "arrive by vehicle" sense involves the notion of being on wheels (or, similarly, on taThe "arrive by vehicle" sense involves the notion of being on wheels (or, similarly, on tank treads); it is conceptually coordinate with walk up as in "approach"; thus, both can take to as preposition (e.g., roll up to, walk up to, belly up to).
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Forms
rolls up, rolling up, rolled up, rolled up| Base form | roll up · to roll up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rolls up |
| Present participle | rolling up |
| Past simple | rolled up |
| Past participle | rolled up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
13 phrasal verbs- roll upпакувати, упакуватиTo dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.
- roll outкотити, котитисяTo deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.
- roll onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo pass; to go on; to elapse.
- roll backзатримуватися, зоставатисяTo return to a prior state.
- roll aroundзнатиTo move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body.
- roll withзайматися, мати справуTo handle and accept (something, especially an inconvenience or setback).
- roll offTo spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or the other upon entering a stall (due to one wing stalling slightly before the other does, combined with the reduced effectiveness of ailerons for roll control at high angles of attack).
- roll inTo arrive casually at a place.
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Synonyms
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6 antonymsWord family
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3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb