Etymology

roll up

Today it means: To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating. Full definition →

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The story

The "arrive by vehicle" sense involves the notion of being on wheels (or, similarly, on tank treads); it is conceptually coordinate with walk up as in "approach"; thus, both can take to as preposition (e.g., roll up to, walk up to, belly up to).

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