rolls up
Winds into cylinder
Rolls up has several concrete and figurative meanings unified by the action of gathering or arriving.
Physically, to roll up is to form something into a cylinder: She rolled up the poster.
A car rolls up when it arrives: A black sedan rolled up to the curb.
To roll up your sleeves is to prepare for work.
In British slang, roll up! invites people to approach, as at a fair.
To roll up somewhere is to appear casually: He rolled up an hour late.
Becomes visible or seems
- comesMoves toward, arrives
- arrivesReaches a destination
- materializesBecomes physically present
- emergesComes into view
Spiraling hair sections
- windsMoving air masses
- furlsRolls and secures
- scrollsRolled written records
- spiralsCurves circling a center
wraps · bundles · tubes · cylinders · carpet · poster · bandage · newspaper
Sleeve or wrist bands
- shirtsleevesExposed arm portions
- forearmsLower arm sections
- foldsBends upon itself
- bunchesGrouped collections of items
tucks · readiness · preparation · work · effort · determination
appears
Becomes visible or seems
- comesMoves toward, arrives
- arrivesReaches a destination
- materializesBecomes physically present
emerges · enters · approaches
curls
Spiraling hair sections
spirals · wraps · bundles · tubes · cylinders · carpet · poster · bandage · newspaper
cuffs
Sleeve or wrist bands
- shirtsleevesExposed arm portions
- forearmsLower arm sections
- foldsBends upon itself
bunches · tucks · readiness · preparation · work · effort · determination
amasses
Gathers in large quantities
totals · snowballs · compounds · collects · gathers · aggregates · increases
shutters
Hinged window coverings
ends · folds · discontinues
rolls upunrolls
Spreads from wound state
rolls out · unfolds · rolls down · spreads out · unfurls
rolls uprolls out
Introduces gradually to public
takes off · drives off · leaves · pulls away · departs
rolls updisperses
Spreads widely apart
dwindles · scatters · dissipates · distributes · depletes
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