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English verb: roll up | |||
| 1. | roll up (change) form into a cylinder by rolling | ||
| Samples | Roll up the cloth. | ||
| Synonyms | furl | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change form, change shape, deform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bolt, brail, douse, gather in, reef, take in | ||
| Verb group | roll, roll up | ||
| 2. | roll up (possession) get or gather together | ||
| Samples | I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife. She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis. She rolled up a small fortune. | ||
| Synonyms | accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bale, catch, chunk, collect, come up, corral, fund, fund, lump, pull in, run up, scrape, scrape up, scratch | ||
| 3. | roll up (motion) arrive in a vehicle: | ||
| Samples | He rolled up in a black Mercedes. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrive, come, get | ||
| 4. | roll up (contact) make into a bundle | ||
| Samples | He bundled up his few possessions. | ||
| Synonyms | bundle, bundle up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pack | ||
| 5. | roll up (contact) close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle | ||
| Samples | She rolled up the window when it started to rain. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | close, shut | ||
| 6. | roll up (change) form a cylinder by rolling | ||
| Samples | Roll up a banner. | ||
| Synonyms | wrap up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change surface | ||
| Verb group | roll, roll up | ||
| Antonyms | unfurl, unroll | ||
| 7. | roll up (change) show certain properties when being rolled | ||
| Samples | The carpet rolls unevenly. Dried-out tobacco rolls badly. | ||
| Synonyms | roll | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Verb group | furl, roll up, roll up, wrap up | ||
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