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roll

Nouns

• (n) rotary motion of an object around its own axis
  • wheels in axial rotation
  axial motion, axial rotation,
• (n) a list of names
  • his name was struck off the rolls
  roster,
• (n) a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore rolling wave, roller,
• (n) photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
• (n) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, scroll, whorl, coil,
• (n) a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
  • he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag
  bankroll,
• (n) small rounded bread either plain or sweet bun,
• (n) a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) peal, pealing, rolling,
• (n) the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously drum roll, paradiddle,
• (n) a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) scroll,
• (n) anything rolled up in cylindrical form
• (n) the act of throwing dice cast,
• (n) walking with a swaying gait
• (n) a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
• (n) the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) bowl,

Verbs

• (v) move by turning over or rotating
  • The child rolled down the hill
  • turn over on your left side
  turn over,
• (v) move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
  • The President's convoy rolled past the crowds
  wheel,
• (v) occur in soft rounded shapes
  • The hills rolled past
  undulate,
• (v) flatten or spread with a roller
  • roll out the paper
  roll out,
• (v) emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
  • The thunder rolled
  • rolling drums
• (v) arrange or or coil around
  • roll your hair around your finger
  • Twine the thread around the spool
  • She wrapped her arms around the child
  twine, wrap, wind,
• (v) begin operating or running
  • The cameras were rolling
  • The presses are already rolling
• (v) shape by rolling
  • roll a cigarette
• (v) execute a roll, in tumbling
  • The gymnasts rolled and jumped
• (v) sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity pluck, hustle,
• (v) move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  • The curtains undulated
  • the waves rolled towards the beach
  flap, undulate, wave,
• (v) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
  • The gypsies roamed the woods
  • roving vagabonds
  • the wandering Jew
  • The cattle roam across the prairie
  • the laborers drift from one town to the next
  • They rolled from town to town
  roam, rove, stray, vagabond, wander, ramble, range, swan, drift, tramp, cast,
• (v) move, rock, or sway from side to side
  • The ship rolled on the heavy seas
• (v) cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
  • She rolled the ball
  • They rolled their eyes at his words
  revolve,
• (v) pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
  • She rolls her r's
• (v) boil vigorously
  • The liquid was seething
  • The water rolled
  seethe,
• (v) take the shape of a roll or cylinder
  • the carpet rolled out
  • Yarn rolls well
• (v) show certain properties when being rolled
  • The carpet rolls unevenly
  • dried-out tobacco rolls badly
  roll up,

Synonyms

axial motion axial rotation turn over roster wheel undulate rolling wave roller roll out curl curlicue gyre ringlet scroll whorl coil bankroll twine wrap wind bun peal pealing rolling drum roll paradiddle pluck hustle flap wave cast roam rove stray vagabond wander ramble range swan drift tramp revolve bowl seethe roll up

Antonyms

unroll unwind wind off

See also

avalanche roll down roll over wrap up roll up

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