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Roll

rəʊl

Roll definitions
verb
roll rolled rolling rolls
  1. move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis

    "the car rolled down into a ditch"

    turn round and round go round and round turn over and over spin rotate
    • turn over to face a different direction

      "she rolled on to her side"

    • turn (one's eyes) upwards, typically to show surprise or disapproval

      "Sarah rolled her eyes to the ceiling"

    • 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 round an axis parallel to the direction of motion

      "the ship pitched and rolled"

    • move along or from side to side unsteadily or uncontrollably

      "they were rolling about with laughter"

    • overturn (a vehicle)

      "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 lane"

    travel go move pass cruise be carried be conveyed sweep
    • move or push (a wheeled object)

      "Pat rolled the trolley to and fro"

    • (of a drop of liquid) flow

      "huge tears rolled down her cheeks"

    • (of time) elapse steadily

      "the years rolled by"

    • (of waves, smoke, cloud, or fog) move or flow forward with an undulating motion

      "the fog rolled across the fields"

    • (of land) extend in gentle undulations
    • (of credits for a film or television programme) 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

      "the coast's clear—let's roll"

    • behave in a particular way

      "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"

    • make (something) by forming material into a cylinder or ball

      "Harry rolled himself a joint"

    • (of a person or animal) curl up tightly

      "the shock made the hedgehog roll into a ball"

  4. flatten (something) by passing a roller over it or by passing it between rollers

    "roll out the dough on a floured surface"

  5. (of a loud, deep sound) reverberate

    "the first peals of thunder rolled across the sky"

    • 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 round 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)

    "if you don't get drunk, you don't get rolled"

    steal from
noun
roll rolls
  1. a cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding

    "a roll of carpet"

    • a cylindrical mass of something or a number of items arranged in a cylindrical shape

      "a roll of mints"

    • an item of food that is made by wrapping a flat sheet of pastry, cake, meat, or fish round a sweet or savoury filling

      "salmon and rice rolls"

    • a quantity of banknotes rolled together

      "I should eat out, enjoy the fat roll I'd taken out of my account"

  2. a movement in which someone or something turns or is turned over on itself

    "a roll of the dice"

    • a gymnastic exercise in which a person tucks their head down and rolls their body in a forward or backwards circle on the floor

      "I used my momentum and tucked into a roll"

    • a complete rotation by a flying aircraft about its longitudinal axis
    • a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle round an axis parallel to the direction of motion

      "the car corners capably with a minimum of roll"

  3. a prolonged, deep, reverberating sound

    "thunder exploded, roll after roll"

    • 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"

    • the total number of names on a roll

      "a review of secondary schools to assess the effects of falling rolls"

    • a document, typically an official record, historically kept 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