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   Roll

   /rōl/

   

   verb

   • 1. move or cause to move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis: "the car rolled down into a ditch" Similar turn round and roundgo round and roundturn over and overspinrotatebowl
   • ▪ turn or cause to turn over to face a different direction: "she rolled onto her side"
   • ▪ turn (one's eyes) upward, typically to show surprise or disapproval: "Sarah rolled her eyes"
   • ▪ (of a person or animal) lie down and turn over and over while remaining in the same place: "the buffalo rolled in the dust"
   • ▪ (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around an axis parallel to the direction of motion: "the ship pitched and rolled" Similar lurchtossrockpitchplungeswayreellistkeelwallowlabormake heavy weather
   • ▪ move along or from side to side unsteadily or uncontrollably: "they were rolling about with laughter" Similar staggerlurchreelswaypitchtotterteeterwobble
   • ▪ overturn (a vehicle): informal North American "he rolled his Mercedes in a 100 mph crash"
   • ▪ throw (a die or dice): "he put all his chips on the table and rolled the dice"
   • ▪ obtain (a particular score) by throwing a die or dice: "roll a 2, 3, or 12"
   • 2. (of a vehicle) move or run on wheels: "the van was rolling along the highway" Similar travelgomovepasscruisebe carriedbe conveyedsweep
   • ▪ move or push (a wheeled object): "Pat rolled the cart back and forth" Similar wheelpushtrundle
   • ▪ (of a drop of liquid) flow: "huge tears rolled down her cheeks" Similar flowruncoursestreampourspilltrickle
   • ▪ (of time) elapse steadily: "the years rolled by" Similar passgo by/pastslip by/pastslide by/pastsail by/pastglide by/pastfly by/pastelapsewear onsteal by/pastmarch on
   • ▪ (of waves, smoke, cloud, or fog) move or flow forward with an undulating motion: "the fog rolled across the fields" Similar billowundulaterise and falltosstumbleliterary:welter
   • ▪ (of land) extend in gentle undulations.
   • ▪ (of credits for a movie or television program) be displayed as if moving on a roller up the screen: "the end credits rolled and the title came up"
   • ▪ (with reference to a machine, device, or system) operate or begin operating: "the cameras started to roll"
   • ▪ start moving; take action: informal "the coast's clear—let's roll"
   • ▪ behave in a particular way: informal "that's just how I roll, guys—I'll smile until I physically can't"
   • 3. turn (something flexible) over and over on itself to form a cylinder, tube, or ball: "he rolled the handkerchief into a ball" Similar windcoilfurlfoldcurltwist
   • ▪ make (something) by forming material into a cylinder or ball: "Harry rolled himself a joint" Similar windcoilfurlfoldcurltwist
   • ▪ (of a person or animal) curl up tightly: "the shock made the armadillo roll into a ball" Similar windcoilfurlfoldcurltwist
   • 4. flatten or spread (something) by using a roller or by passing it between rollers: "roll out the dough on a floured surface" Similar flattenlevelsmootheven out
   • 5. (of a loud, deep sound such as that of thunder or drums) reverberate: "the first peals of thunder rolled across the sky" Similar rumblereverberateechore-echoresoundboompealroargrumble
   • ▪ pronounce (a consonant, typically an r) with a trill: "when he wanted to emphasize a point he rolled his rrrs"
   • ▪ utter (a word or words) with a reverberating or vibratory effect: "he rolled the word around his mouth"
   • ▪ (of words) flow effortlessly or mellifluously: "the names of his colleagues rolled off his lips"
   • 6. rob (someone, typically when they are intoxicated or asleep): informal "if you don't get drunk, you don't get rolled"

   noun

   • 1. a cylinder formed by winding flexible material around a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding: "a roll of carpet" Similar cylindertubescrollboltreelspool
   • ▪ a cylindrical mass of something or a number of items arranged in a cylindrical shape: "a roll of mints" Similar cylindertubescrollbolt
   • ▪ an item of food that is made by wrapping a flat sheet of pastry, cake, meat, or fish around a sweet or savory filling: "salmon and rice rolls"
   • ▪ money, typically a quantity of banknotes rolled together: North American, Australian "I should eat out, enjoy the fat roll I'd taken out of my account" Similar wadbundle
   • 2. a movement in which someone or something turns or is turned over on itself: "a roll of the dice" Similar throwtossturnrotationrevolutionspin
   • ▪ a gymnastic exercise in which the body is rolled into a tucked position and turned in a forward or backward circle: "I used my momentum and tucked into a roll"
   • ▪ a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around an axis parallel to the direction of motion: "the car corners capably with a minimum of roll" Similar rockingtossinglurchingpitchingplungingswaying
   • 3. a prolonged, deep, reverberating sound, typically made by thunder or a drum: "thunder exploded, roll after roll" Similar rumblereverberationechoboomthunderthunderclapclapcrackroargrumbletattoorataplan
   • ▪ one of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a sustained, rapid alternation of single or double strokes of each stick.
   • 4. a very small loaf of bread, to be eaten by one person: "soup with a roll"
   • 5. an official list or register of names: "the school had no one by his name on its roll" Similar listregisterlistingdirectoryrecordfileindexcataloginventorycensus
   • ▪ the total numbers on an official list of names: "a review of secondary schools to assess the effects of falling rolls"
   • ▪ a document, typically an official record, in scroll form.
   • 6. undulation of the landscape: "hidden by the roll of the land was a refinery"
   • 7. a roller for flattening something, especially one used to shape metal in a rolling mill.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French rolle (noun), roller (verb), from Latin rotulus ‘a roll’, variant of rotula ‘little wheel’, diminutive of rota.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rollable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   • Definition of roll verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] to turn over and over and move in a particular direction; to make a round object do this + adv./prep. The ball rolled down the hill. Tears rolled down her cheeks. We watched the waves rolling onto the beach. The marble rolled behind the sofa.

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