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Roll up

intj, noun, verb

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Used to call the attention of potential purchasers.

    "Roll up, roll up! Pies for sale!"

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of rollup. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like. transitive

    "The shopkeeper had to roll up the poster to make it easier to carry."

  2. 2
    show certain properties when being rolled wordnet
  3. 3
    To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like.; To pack up into a bundle or bindle. transitive
  4. 4
    form a cylinder by rolling wordnet
  5. 5
    To make something into a particular shape, especially cylindrical or fold-like.; To create a cigar or cigarette, or a joint. transitive

    "The audacity of that man rolling up in court was astounding."

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  1. 6
    form into a cylinder by rolling wordnet
  2. 7
    To raise (a car window, rolling door, or rolling security barrier). transitive

    "The shopkeeper had to roll up the security barrier to open the shop."

  3. 8
    close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle wordnet
  4. 9
    To roll the dice necessary to create a character for a game, especially a role-playing game. intransitive
  5. 10
    make into a bundle wordnet
  6. 11
    To arrive by vehicle, usually by car. intransitive

    "We thought Jim would be late for the wedding, but then we saw him roll up in front of the church in his Mercedes."

  7. 12
    arrive in a vehicle: wordnet
  8. 13
    get or gather together wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

The "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).

Etymology 2

The "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).

Etymology 3

The "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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