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Roll
rəʊl
- move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis
"the car rolled down into a ditch"
- 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"
- (of a vehicle) move or run on wheels
"the van was rolling along the lane"
- 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"
- 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"
- flatten (something) by passing a roller over it or by passing it between rollers
"roll out the dough on a floured surface"
- (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"
- rob (someone, typically when they are intoxicated or asleep)
"if you don't get drunk, you don't get rolled"
steal from
- 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"
- 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"
- 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
- a very small loaf of bread, to be eaten by one person
"soup with a roll"
- 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
- undulation of the landscape
"hidden by the roll of the land was a refinery"
- a roller for flattening something, especially one used to shape metal in a rolling mill