roll someone or something (up) in something

roll someone or something (up) in something
roll someone or something (up) in something
to turn or wrap someone or something so as to contain someone or something in something. •

Roll this painting up in a sheet of heavy wrapping paper.

They rolled the burning man up in a blanket to put out the flames.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • roll — roll1 W3S1 [rəul US roul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(round object)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(shape of tube/ball)¦ 4¦(make something flat)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(something with wheels)¦ 7¦(drop of liquid)¦ 8¦(waves/clouds)¦ 9¦(game)¦ 10¦( …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • roll — roll1 [ roul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move while turning ▸ 2 move on wheels ▸ 3 move from side to side ▸ 4 change direction faced ▸ 5 move across surface ▸ 6 wrap something around itself ▸ 7 produce long low sound ▸ 8 machine: work ▸ 9 make substance flat… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • roll — I UK [rəʊl] / US [roʊl] verb Word forms roll : present tense I/you/we/they roll he/she/it rolls present participle rolling past tense rolled past participle rolled *** 1) a) [intransitive] to move forward while turning over and over The pencil… …   English dictionary

  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry —   …   Wikipedia

  • roll — 1 verb 1 ROUND OBJECT (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) if something that is round rolls or if you roll it, it moves along a surface by turning over and over: The ball rolled into the street. | roll sth: Maybe we can roll the log to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • roll — [[t]ro͟ʊl[/t]] ♦♦ rolls, rolling, rolled 1) V ERG When something rolls or when you roll it, it moves along a surface, turning over many times. [V prep/adv] The ball rolled into the net... [V prep/adv] Their car went off the road and rolled over …   English dictionary

  • roll — verb 1》 move by turning over and over on an axis: the car rolled down into a ditch.     ↘turn over to face a different direction.     ↘(of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) sway on an axis parallel to the direction of motion.     ↘N. Amer.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • roll — /roʊl / (say rohl) verb (i) 1. to move along a surface by turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel. 2. to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants. 3. to move onwards or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion, as… …  

  • roll*/*/*/ — [rəʊl] verb I 1) [I/T] to move forwards while turning over and over, or to make something do this The pencil went rolling across the floor.[/ex] Men were rolling tyres across the yard.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to move on wheels, or to move something that is …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • Roll.EXE — General CVG character name=Roll.EXE caption= firstgame= Mega Man Battle Network series= Mega Man Battle Network series creator=Keiji Inafune voiceactor=Lenore Zann japanactor=Joh Masako inuniverse=Mega Man character type=Navi weapon=Roll Blast,… …   Wikipedia

  • roll in — or roll into 1) PHRASAL VERB: usu cont If something such as money is rolling in, it is appearing or being received in large quantities. [INFORMAL] [V P] Don t forget, I have always kept the money rolling in. [Also V P n] 2) PHRASAL VERB If… …   English dictionary

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