roll sth up
— phrasal verb with roll uk/rəʊl/us/roʊl/verb
to fold something around itself to make the shape of a ball, or to fold cloth around itself to make a piece of clothing shorter:
Could you roll up that string for me?
I rolled up my sleeves and began to wash the dishes.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making things more or less smooth or straight
- bunch
- bunch (sth) up
- coarsen
- collapse
- creased
- crinkle
- crumple
- fold
- furl
- pucker
- pumice stone
- roughen
- round sth off
- sand
- sleek
- sleek back/down
- smooth
- steady
- straighten
- straighten up
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