ROLL UP


Meaning of ROLL UP in English

roll up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ roll )

1 . to make something into the shape of a tube or ball, or to become this shape

roll something ↔ up

Painters arrived and rolled up the carpet.

roll up into

Many animals roll up into a ball for warmth.

2 . roll your sleeves/trousers etc up to turn the ends of your sleeves or trouser legs over several times so that they are shorter

3 . roll your sleeves up to start doing a job even though it is difficult or you do not want to do it:

It’s time to roll up our sleeves and get some work done on the basics.

4 . roll a window up to close the window of a car

5 . to arrive somewhere, especially late or when you were not expected:

Max rolled up just after 9 o'clock.

6 . roll up! British English spoken used to call people to come and watch or buy things at a ↑ circus or ↑ fair

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.