Antonyms for roll up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : rohl-uhp

Phonetic Transcription : ˈroʊlˌʌp

Definition of roll up

Origin : early 13c., "rolled-up piece of parchment or paper" (especially one inscribed with an official record), from Old French rolle "document, parchment scroll, decree" (12c.), from Medieval Latin rotulus "a roll of paper" (source also of Spanish rollo, Italian ruollo), from Latin rotula "small wheel," diminutive of rota "wheel" (see rotary).
Meaning "a register, list, catalogue" is from late 14c., common from c.1800. Meaning "dough which is rolled before baking" is first recorded mid-15c. Sense of "act of rolling" is from 1743. Meaning "quantity of material rolled up" is from late 14c.; meaning "quantity of paper money" is from 1846; sense of "quantity of (rolled) film" is from 1890. Meaning "act of sexual intercourse" is attested from 1942 (roll in the hay), from roll (v.). Dutch rol, German Rolle, Danish rulle, etc. are from French.

As in lay up/lay by : verb set aside, store
As in store : verb collect and put aside
As in wrap : verb surround with a covering
As in furl : verb wrap up
As in accumulate : verb gather or amass something
As in cumulate : verb accumulate
As in infold : verb wrap
As in garner : verb collect, accumulate

Example sentences :

Roll up the paste, with the fruit spread on it, into a scroll.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Spread it with the jam, and roll up in the form of a bolster.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

Salt thoroughly, rubbing in well, and roll up to drain over night.
Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray

Petru did not quail, but began to roll up his sleeves and spit upon his hands.
Extract from : « Roumanian Fairy Tales » by Various

Now roll up your quilt pieces, and we will put them in my bag.
Extract from : « Her Mother's Secret » by Emma D. E. N. Southworth

Roll up in balls, show as you go, and sell for 10 cents a ball.
Extract from : « One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed » by C. A. Bogardus

Does it not roll up out of Darkness with new children on it, night after night?
Extract from : « The Lost Art of Reading » by Gerald Stanley Lee

Roll up or rip off the clothing so as to get at the bare back.
Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss

"Roll up your sleeves and get at them," his South African friend had described it to him.
Extract from : « To Love » by Margaret Peterson

Now we may yet roll up these sails and get them out of the way below, if we are smart.
Extract from : « For Treasure Bound » by Harry Collingwood

Synonyms for roll up

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