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roll up

verb
  1. To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating. (intransitive, transitive) · The businessmen rolled up the market by buying most of the major players.
  2. 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.· When they told you not to fold, spindle, or mutilate a punchcard, the spindling referred to rolling it up.
  3. To pack up into a bundle or bindle. (transitive)
  4. To create a cigar or cigarette, or a joint. (transitive) · The audacity of that man rolling up in court was astounding.
  5. 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.
  6. To roll the dice necessary to create a character for a game, especially a role-playing game. (intransitive)
  7. To arrive by vehicle, usually by car. (intransitive) · Don't be rolling up to my door without calling ahead.
  8. To swap out for a higher strike. (transitive)
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