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Roll

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Definitions for Roll

noun
rotary motion of an object around its own axis
Synonyms
axial rotation axial motion
Examples
  1. wheels in axial rotation
noun
a list of names
Synonyms
roster
Examples
  1. his name was struck off the rolls
noun
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
Synonyms
roller rolling wave
noun
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
noun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
Synonyms
coil whorl curl curlicue ringlet gyre scroll
noun
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
Synonyms
bankroll
Examples
  1. he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag
noun
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
Synonyms
bun
noun
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
Synonyms
peal pealing rolling
noun
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
Synonyms
paradiddle drum roll
noun
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
Synonyms
scroll
noun
anything rolled up in cylindrical form
noun
the act of throwing dice
Synonyms
cast
noun
walking with a swaying gait
noun
a flight maneuver
Examples
  1. aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
noun
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
Synonyms
bowl
verb
move by turning over or rotating
Synonyms
turn over
Examples
  1. The child rolled down the hill
  2. turn over on your left side
verb
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
Synonyms
wheel
Examples
  1. The President's convoy rolled past the crowds
verb
occur in soft rounded shapes
Synonyms
undulate
Examples
  1. The hills rolled past
verb
flatten or spread with a roller
Synonyms
roll out
Examples
  1. roll out the paper
verb
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
Examples
  1. The thunder rolled
  2. rolling drums
verb
arrange or or coil around
Synonyms
wind wrap twine
Examples
  1. roll your hair around your finger
  2. Twine the thread around the spool
  3. She wrapped her arms around the child
verb
begin operating or running
Examples
  1. The cameras were rolling
  2. The presses are already rolling
verb
shape by rolling
Examples
  1. roll a cigarette
verb
execute a roll, in tumbling
Examples
  1. The gymnasts rolled and jumped
verb
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
Synonyms
hustle pluck
verb
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
Synonyms
undulate flap wave
Examples
  1. The curtains undulated
  2. the waves rolled towards the beach
verb
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Synonyms
wander swan stray tramp roam cast ramble rove range drift vagabond
Examples
  1. The gypsies roamed the woods
  2. roving vagabonds
  3. the wandering Jew
  4. The cattle roam across the prairie
  5. the laborers drift from one town to the next
  6. They rolled from town to town
verb
move, rock, or sway from side to side
Examples
  1. The ship rolled on the heavy seas
verb
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
Synonyms
revolve
Examples
  1. She rolled the ball
  2. They rolled their eyes at his words
verb
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
Examples
  1. She rolls her r's
verb
boil vigorously
Synonyms
seethe
Examples
  1. The liquid was seething
  2. The water rolled
verb
take the shape of a roll or cylinder
Examples
  1. the carpet rolled out
  2. Yarn rolls well
verb
show certain properties when being rolled
Synonyms
roll up
Examples
  1. The carpet rolls unevenly
  2. dried-out tobacco rolls badly

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