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roll

/ roll /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

Type of:

propulsion actuation

Has parts:

bowling

verb Sense 2

show certain properties when being rolled

"The carpet rolls unevenly"

"dried-out tobacco rolls badly"

Type of:

change

Verb group:

roll up wrap up furl

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody with something

verb Sense 3

take the shape of a roll or cylinder

"the carpet rolled out"

"Yarn rolls well"

Type of:

change shape change form deform

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Somebody ----s somebody with something

verb Sense 4

shape by rolling

"roll a cigarette"

Type of:

shape form

Derived:

coil whorl curl curlicue ringlet

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 5

pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/

"She rolls her r''s"

Type of:

pronounce articulate enounce

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 6

begin operating or running

"The cameras were rolling"

"The presses are already rolling"

Type of:

function work operate

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

verb Sense 7

move by turning over or rotating

"The child rolled down the hill"

"turn over on your left side"

Type of:

turn

Kinds of:

rim

Derived:

axial rotation axial motion roller

Verb group:

revolve

See also:

avalanche roll down roll over

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb Sense 8

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"

Type of:

move displace

Kinds of:

transit

Derived:

axial rotation axial motion

Verb group:

turn over

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 9

move, rock, or sway from side to side

"The ship rolled on the heavy seas"

Type of:

rock sway shake

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

verb Sense 10

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 ro"

Type of:

travel go move

Kinds of:

maunder gallivant gad jazz around

Derived:

vagrant drifter floater vagabond wandering

Verb group:

stray err drift wander

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 11

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

"The curtains undulated"

"the waves rolled towards the beach"

Type of:

move

Kinds of:

luff

Derived:

wave flap flapping flutter fluttering

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 12

emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound

"The thunder rolled"

"rolling drums"

Type of:

sound go

Derived:

paradiddle drum roll peal pealing rolling

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

verb Sense 13

execute a roll, in tumbling

"The gymnasts rolled and jumped"

Type of:

tumble

Derived:

axial rotation axial motion

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

verb Sense 14

occur in soft rounded shapes

"The hills rolled past"

Derived:

coil whorl curl curlicue ringlet

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something to somebody

noun Sense 15

a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude

Type of:

flight maneuver airplane maneuver

Kinds of:

barrel roll snap roll

noun Sense 16

walking with a rolling gait

Type of:

gait

noun Sense 17

anything rolled up in cylindrical form

Type of:

cylinder

Kinds of:

bolt rouleau

noun Sense 18

photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light

Type of:

film photographic film

noun Sense 19

a list of names

"his name was struck off the rolls"

Type of:

list listing

Kinds of:

batting order card lineup death-roll muster roll

verb Sense 20

boil vigorously

"The liquid was seething"

"The water rolled"

Type of:

churn boil moil

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

noun Sense 21

small rounded bread either plain or sweet

Type of:

bread breadstuff staff of life

Kinds of:

tea bread frankfurter bun hotdog bun hamburger bun hamburger roll

verb Sense 22

move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle

"The President''s convoy rolled past the crowds"

Type of:

travel go move

Kinds of:

bowl troll

Derived:

axial rotation axial motion wheeling rolling wheel

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Somebody ----s something with something

noun Sense 23

the act of throwing dice

Type of:

throw

Kinds of:

natural

Has parts:

craps crap shooting crapshoot

Derived:

draw cast

noun Sense 24

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"

Type of:

funds finances monetary resource

Domain:

commercial enterprise business enterprise business

noun Sense 25

a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

Type of:

manuscript holograph

Kinds of:

Dead Sea scrolls Megillah Torah

Derived:

scroll

noun Sense 26

the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

Type of:

sound

verb Sense 27

flatten or spread with a roller

"roll out the paper"

Type of:

flatten

Kinds of:

cog mill

Derived:

coil whorl curl curlicue ringlet

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

noun Sense 28

a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

Type of:

wave moving ridge

Derived:

undulate flap wave

noun Sense 29

a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

Type of:

sound

Derived:

ring peal

verb Sense 30

wrap or coil around

"roll your hair around your finger"

"Twine the thread around the spool"

Opposites:

unwind wind off unroll

Type of:

move displace

Kinds of:

spool reel ball clue clew

Derived:

curler hair curler roller crimper axial rotation

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propulsion actuation change change shape change form deform shape form pronounce articulate enounce function