to roll up

Examples

• All

• Every night I roll up my hair in curlers just the way my mother used to.

  Fiction book (1992)

• I'm going to roll it up and set it aside for later.

• You just break it down, roll it up and you go.

• OK, now we roll it up, get those ends to me.

• We'll roll up the carpet, Ed.

  You Can't Take It with You (1938)

• Just wet a paper towel, roll it up, twist the ends off.

• First, put your tuber down, fold in the sides, fold it over and roll it up nice and tight like that.

• Then you delicately roll up the cloth and put it under the counter.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Roll up your window.

  Every Which Way but Loose (1978)

• After applying the glue, roll up the paper tightly to secure the ends.

Synonyms

R

to roll

vsto roll up

387 1.3

To shape something into a long round form by turning it

focuses on making things cylindrical or compact rather than only rounded

F

to fold

vsto roll up

220 1.0

Bend something so one part lies on top of another

is instead about forming cylinders or compact shapes by turning material

W

to wrap up

vsto roll up

7 3.4

Roll something into a tube by turning it around

is broader, applies to making cylinders or compact shapes from material

F

to fold up

vsto roll up

6 3.0

Bend something, like a map or blanket, so it becomes small for storage

is used for creating cylindrical or compact forms from material rather than just collapsing

F

to furl

vsto roll up

3 7.8

To roll up things like a sail or flag neatly for storage

is more general and not focused on neat secure storage of large fabric

Antonyms

U

to unroll

12 2.0

To spread out something like a carpet or map that was wrapped up

U

to unfurl

11 4.5

To open something rolled or folded so it lies flat

How Compact

to compress

94 3.7

to roll up

25 3.4

to fold

220 1.0

to wrap

729 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology