roll

to turn; to throw as in dice; a small bread
Not to be confused with:role – a part played by an actor; a function: the role of a wife

roll

R0287400 (rōl)v. rolled, roll·ing, rolls v.intr.1. To move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.2. To travel or be moved on wheels or rollers: rolled down the sidewalk on their scooters.3. To travel around; wander: roll from town to town.4. a. To travel or be carried in a vehicle.b. To be carried on a stream: The logs rolled down the cascading river.5. a. To start to move or operate: The press wouldn't roll.b. To work or succeed in a sustained way; gain momentum: The political campaign finally began to roll.6. To go by; elapse: The days rolled along.7. To recur. Often used with around: Summer has rolled around again.8. To move in a periodic revolution, as a planet in its orbit.9. To turn over and over: The puppy rolled in the mud.10. To shift the gaze usually quickly and continually: The child's eyes rolled with fright.11. To turn around or revolve on an axis.12. To move or advance with a rising and falling motion; undulate: The waves rolled toward shore.13. To extend or appear to extend in gentle rises and falls: The dunes roll to the sea.14. To move or rock from side to side: The ship pitched and rolled in heavy seas.15. To walk with a swaying, unsteady motion.16. Slang To experience periodic rushes after taking an intoxicating drug, especially MDMA.17. To take the shape of a ball or cylinder: Yarn rolls easily.18. To become flattened by pressure applied by a roller.19. To make a deep, prolonged, surging sound: Thunder rolled in the distance.20. To make a sustained trilling sound, as certain birds do.21. To beat a drum in a continuous series of short blows.22. To pour, flow, or move in a continual stream: tourists rolling into the city.23. To enjoy ample amounts: rolled in the money.v.tr.1. To cause to move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.2. To move or push along on wheels or rollers: rolled the plane out of the hangar.3. To impel or send onward in a steady, swelling motion: The sea rolls its waves onto the sand.4. To impart a swaying, rocking motion to: Heavy seas rolled the ship.5. To turn around or partly turn around; rotate: rolled his head toward the door.6. To cause to begin moving or operating: roll the cameras; roll the presses.7. To extend or lay out: rolled out a long rope.8. To pronounce or utter with a trill: You must roll your r's in Spanish.9. To utter or emit in full, swelling tones.10. To beat (a drum) with a continuous series of short blows.11. To wrap (something) round and round upon itself or around something else. Often used with up: roll up a poster.12. a. To envelop or enfold in a covering: roll dirty laundry in a sheet.b. To make by shaping into a ball or cylinder: roll a cigarette.13. To spread, compress, or flatten by applying pressure with a roller: roll pastry dough.14. Printing To apply ink to (type) with a roller or rollers.15. Games To throw (dice), as in craps.16. Slang To rob (a drunken, sleeping, or otherwise helpless person).n.1. The act or an instance of rolling.2. Something rolled up: a roll of tape.3. A quantity, as of cloth or wallpaper, rolled into a cylinder and often considered as a unit of measure.4. A piece of parchment or paper that may be or is rolled up; a scroll.5. A register or a catalogue.6. A list of names of persons belonging to a group.7. A mass in cylindrical or rounded form: a roll of tobacco.8. a. A small loaf of bread, portioned for one individual and often served as a side dish or appetizer or used to make a sandwich.b. A portion of food wrapped around a filling: cinnamon roll; sushi roll.9. A rolling, swaying, or rocking motion.10. A gentle swell or undulation of a surface: the roll of the plains.11. A deep reverberation or rumble: the roll of thunder.12. A rapid succession of short sounds: the roll of a drum.13. A trill: the roll of his r's.14. A resonant, rhythmical flow of words.15. A roller, especially a cylinder on which to roll something up or with which to flatten something.16. a. An amount of rotation around a longitudinal axis, as of an aircraft or boat.b. A maneuver in which an airplane makes a single complete rotation about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude.17. Slang Money, especially a wad of paper money.Phrasal Verbs: roll back1. To reduce (prices or wages, for example) to a previous lower level.2. To cause to turn back or retreat. roll out1. To get out of bed.2. To initiate or produce for the first time; introduce: roll out a new product line.3. Football To execute a rollout. roll over1. To defer or postpone payment of (an obligation).2. To renegotiate the terms of (a financial deal).3. To reinvest (funds from a maturing security or from a tax-deferred account) into a similar security or account. roll up1. To arrive in a vehicle.2. To accumulate; amass: rolled up quite a fortune.3. To destroy or eliminate by military action: "Give him some infantry and he would roll up the enemy flank" (Brooks D. Simpson).Idioms: on a roll Informal Undergoing or experiencing sustained, even increasing good fortune or success: "The stock market's on a roll" (Karen Pennar). roll in the hay Slang Sexual intercourse. roll the bones Games To cast dice, especially in craps. roll with the punches Slang To cope with and withstand adversity, especially by being flexible.

[Middle English rollen, from Old French roler, from Vulgar Latin *rotulāre, from Latin rotula, diminutive of rota, wheel; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]

roll

(rəʊl) vb1. to move or cause to move along by turning over and over2. to move or cause to move along on wheels or rollers3. to flow or cause to flow onwards in an undulating movement: billows of smoke rolled over the ground. 4. (Zoology) (intr) (of animals, etc) to turn onto the back and kick: the hills roll down to the sea. 5. (intr) to extend in undulations: the hills roll down to the sea. 6. (usually foll by: around) to move or occur in cycles7. (Astronomy) (intr) (of a planet, the moon, etc) to revolve in an orbit8. (intr; foll by on, by, etc) to pass or elapse: the years roll by. 9. to rotate or cause to rotate wholly or partially: to roll one's eyes. 10. to curl, cause to curl, or admit of being curled, so as to form a ball, tube, or cylinder; coil11. to make or form by shaping into a ball, tube, or cylinder: to roll a cigarette. 12. (often foll by out) to spread or cause to spread out flat or smooth under or as if under a roller: to roll the lawn; to roll pastry. 13. to emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound: the thunder rolled continuously. 14. to trill or cause to be trilled: to roll one's r's. 15. (intr) (of a vessel, aircraft, rocket, etc) to turn from side to side around the longitudinal axis. Compare pitch¹¹¹, yaw¹16. (Aeronautics) to cause (an aircraft) to execute a roll or (of an aircraft) to execute a roll (sense 40). (of an aircraft) to execute or cause an aircraft to execute a roll⁴¹17. (intr) to walk with a swaying gait, as when drunk; sway18. (often foll by: over) (of an animal, esp a dog) to lie on its back and wriggle while kicking its legs in the air, without moving along19. (intr) to wallow or envelop oneself (in)20. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to apply ink to (type, etc) with a roller or rollers21. (Games, other than specified) to throw (dice)22. (intr) to operate or begin to operate: the presses rolled. 23. (intr) informal to make progress; move or go ahead: let the good times roll. 24. (tr) informal chiefly US and NZ to rob (a helpless person, such as someone drunk or asleep)25. (tr) slang to have sexual intercourse or foreplay with (a person)26. start the ball rolling set the ball rolling to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)n27. the act or an instance of rolling28. anything rolled up in a cylindrical form: a roll of newspaper. 29. an official list or register, esp of names: an electoral roll. 30. a rounded mass: rolls of flesh. 31. a strip of material, esp leather, fitted with pockets or pouches for holding tools, toilet articles, needles and thread, etc32. (Tools) a cylinder used to flatten something; roller33. (Cookery) a small loaf of bread for one person: eaten plain, with butter, or as a light meal when filled with meat, cheese, etc34. (Cookery) a flat pastry or cake rolled up with a meat (sausage roll), jam (jam roll), or other filling. See also swiss roll35. a swell, ripple, or undulation on a surface: the roll of the hills. 36. a swaying, rolling, or unsteady movement or gait37. a deep prolonged reverberating sound: the roll of thunder. 38. a rhythmic cadenced flow of words39. a trilling sound; trill40. (Music, other) a very rapid beating of the sticks on a drum41. (Aeronautics) a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft makes one complete rotation about its longitudinal axis without loss of height or change in direction42. the angular displacement of a vessel, rocket, missile, etc, caused by rolling43. (Games, other than specified) a throw of dice44. (Tools) a bookbinder's tool having a brass wheel, used to impress a line or repeated pattern on the cover of a book45. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a bookbinder's tool having a brass wheel, used to impress a line or repeated pattern on the cover of a book46. slang an act of sexual intercourse or petting (esp in the phrase a roll in the hay)47. (Banking & Finance) slang US an amount of money, esp a wad of paper money48. on a roll slang experiencing continued good luck or success49. strike off the roll strike off the rolls a. to expel from membershipb. to debar (a solicitor) from practising, usually because of dishonesty[C14 rollen, from Old French roler, from Latin rotulus a little wheel, from rota a wheel]

roll

(roʊl)

v.i. 1. to move along a surface by turning over and over. 2. to move or be moved on wheels. 3. to flow or advance with an undulating motion, as waves. 4. to extend in undulations, as land. 5. to elapse, as time. 6. to move as in a cycle, as seasons (usu. fol. by round or around). 7. to emit or have a deep, prolonged sound, as thunder. 8. to trill, as a bird. 9. to turn over, as a person lying down. 10. (of the eyes) to turn around in different directions. 11. (of a vessel) a. to rock from side to side in open water. b. to sail with a side-to-side rocking motion. 12. to walk with a swinging or swaying gait. 13. Informal. a. to begin to move or operate: Let's roll at sunrise. b. to make progress; advance: The project is really rolling now. 14. to curl up so as to form a ball or cylinder. 15. to become spread out or flattened. 16. (of an aircraft or rocket) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by rotation about the longitudinal axis. v.t. 17. to cause to move along a surface by turning over and over. 18. to move along on wheels or rollers. 19. to drive or cause to flow onward with an undulating motion. 20. to utter or give forth with a full, flowing, continuous sound. 21. to trill: to roll one's r 's. 22. to cause to turn over. 23. to turn around in different directions: to roll one's eyes. 24. to cause to sway or rock from side to side, as a ship. 25. to wrap around an axis or around itself: to roll string. 26. to make by forming into a cylinder: to roll a cigarette. 27. to spread out flat (something curled up) (often fol. by out). 28. to wrap or envelop, as in a covering. 29. to spread out, level, compact, or the like, as with a rolling pin. 30. to beat (a drum) with rapid, continuous strokes. 31. (in certain games, as craps) to throw (dice). 32. to apply (ink) with a roller or series of rollers. 33. Slang. to rob, esp. by going through the pockets of a victim who is asleep or drunk. 34. roll back, to reduce (prices, wages, etc.) to a former level. 35. roll in, Informal. to arrive, esp. in large numbers or quantity: When does the money start rolling in? 36. roll out, a. to spread out or flatten. b. Informal. to arise, as from bed. c. Football. to execute a rollout. 37. roll over, to reinvest (funds), as from one stock or bond into another. 38. roll up, a. to amass in increasing quantities or amounts. b. to arrive in a car, carriage, or other vehicle. n. 39. a piece of paper, parchment, or the like, that is rolled up. 40. a register, catalog, or list, as of membership. 41. anything rolled up in a ringlike or cylindrical form. 42. a length of cloth, wallpaper, or the like, rolled up in cylindrical form, often forming a definite measure. 43. a cylindrical or rounded mass of something: rolls of fat. 44. a roller. 45. a. thin cake spread with jelly or the like and rolled up. b. a small cake of bread sometimes folded over before baking. c. meat rolled up and cooked. 46. an act or instance of rolling. 47. undulation, as of a surface. 48. a sonorous or rhythmical flow of words. 49. a deep, prolonged sound, as of thunder or drums. 50. the trill of certain birds. 51. a rolling motion or gait. 52. Aerospace. a. a single, complete rotation of an airplane about the axis of the fuselage with little loss of altitude or change of direction. b. (of an aircraft or rocket) the act of rolling. c. the angular displacement caused by rolling. 53. Informal. a. paper currency carried folded or rolled up. b. bankroll; funds. 54. (in various dice games) a. a single cast of or turn at casting the dice. b. the total number of pips or points made by a single cast; score or point. Idioms: 1. on a roll, experiencing an interval of success and good fortune. 2. roll with the punches, to cope by accommodating to adversity and remaining flexible. [1175–1225; (n.) Middle English: scroll, register, cylindrical object < Old French ro(u)lle < Latin rotulus, rotula small wheel, diminutive of rota wheel; (v.) Middle English < Old French rol(l)er < Vulgar Latin *rotulare, derivative of Latin rotulus, rotula] syn: See list¹.

roll

1. The rotation of an aircraft or ship about its longitudinal axis.
2. In air photography, the camera rotation about the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. Also called tilt. See also tilt angle.

Roll

a succession of sounds.Examples: roll of drums (drum beats), 1842; of language, 1858; of thunder, 1818; of breaking waves, 1889.

role

roll

These words are both pronounced /rəʊl/.

1. 'role'

Your role is your position and what you do in a situation or society.

What is the role of the university in modern society?He had played a major role in the formation of the United Nations.

A role is also one of the characters that an actor or singer plays in a film, play, opera, or musical.

She played the leading role in The Winter's Tale.2. 'roll'

A roll is a very small loaf of bread.

The soup is served with a roll and butter.

A roll of something such as cloth or paper is a long piece of it wrapped many times around itself or around a tube.

I bought a roll of wallpaper.

roll

Past participle: rolled
Gerund: rolling

Imperative
roll
roll

Present
I roll
you roll
he/she/it rolls
we roll
you roll
they roll

Preterite
I rolled
you rolled
he/she/it rolled
we rolled
you rolled
they rolled

Present Continuous
I am rolling
you are rolling
he/she/it is rolling
we are rolling
you are rolling
they are rolling

Present Perfect
I have rolled
you have rolled
he/she/it has rolled
we have rolled
you have rolled
they have rolled

Past Continuous
I was rolling
you were rolling
he/she/it was rolling
we were rolling
you were rolling
they were rolling

Past Perfect
I had rolled
you had rolled
he/she/it had rolled
we had rolled
you had rolled
they had rolled

Future
I will roll
you will roll
he/she/it will roll
we will roll
you will roll
they will roll

Future Perfect
I will have rolled
you will have rolled
he/she/it will have rolled
we will have rolled
you will have rolled
they will have rolled

Future Continuous
I will be rolling
you will be rolling
he/she/it will be rolling
we will be rolling
you will be rolling
they will be rolling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rolling
you have been rolling
he/she/it has been rolling
we have been rolling
you have been rolling
they have been rolling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rolling
you will have been rolling
he/she/it will have been rolling
we will have been rolling
you will have been rolling
they will have been rolling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rolling
you had been rolling
he/she/it had been rolling
we had been rolling
you had been rolling
they had been rolling

Conditional
I would roll
you would roll
he/she/it would roll
we would roll
you would roll
they would roll

Past Conditional
I would have rolled
you would have rolled
he/she/it would have rolled
we would have rolled
you would have rolled
they would have rolled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	roll - rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"axial motion, axial rotationgyration, revolution, rotation - a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"wallow - an indolent or clumsy rolling about; "a good wallow in the water"
	2.	roll - a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls"rosterlist, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)batting order, lineup, card - (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate"death-roll - a list of persons killed in a war or other disastermuster roll - a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's companychurch roll - a list of the members of churchrota - a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain dutieswaiting list - a roster of those waiting to obtain something
	3.	roll - a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shorerolling wave, rollermoving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
	4.	roll - photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from lightphotographic film, film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
	5.	roll - a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, scroll, whorl, coilcorolla - (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth; "we cultivate the flower for its corolla"calyx - (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually greenround shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp anglesverticil - a whorl of leaves growing around a stem
	6.	roll - 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"bankrollbusiness enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money
	7.	roll - small rounded bread either plain or sweetbunbread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then bakedtea bread - sweetened buns to be eaten with teafrankfurter bun, hotdog bun - a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurterhamburger bun, hamburger roll - a round bun shaped to hold a hamburger pattybrioche - a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweetcrescent roll, croissant - very rich flaky crescent-shaped rollhard roll, Vienna roll - yeast-raised roll with a hard crustsoft roll - yeast-raised roll with a soft crustkaiser roll - rounded raised poppy-seed roll made of a square piece of dough by folding the corners in to the centerParker House roll - yeast-raised dinner roll made by folding a disk of dough before bakingclover-leaf roll - yeast-raised dinner roll made by baking three small balls of dough in each cup of a muffin panonion roll - yeast-raised roll flavored with onioncoffee roll, sweet roll - any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glazebagel, beigel - (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
	8.	roll - a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)peal, pealing, rollingsound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	9.	roll - the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuouslydrum roll, paradiddlesound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	10.	roll - a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)scrollholograph, manuscript - handwritten book or documentMegillah - (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate PurimTorah - (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services
	11.	roll - anything rolled up in cylindrical formbolt - a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite lengthrouleau - a roll of coins wrapped in paperrouleau - a roll of ribboncylinder - a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
	12.	roll - the act of throwing dicecastcraps - a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dicethrow - casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"natural - (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
	13.	roll - walking with a swaying gaitgait - a person's manner of walking
	14.	roll - a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitudebarrel roll - a roll in which the plane follows a spiral coursesnap roll - a fast rollairplane maneuver, flight maneuver - a maneuver executed by an aircraft
	15.	roll - the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)bowlbowling - the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etcactuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
Verb	1.	roll - move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"turn overrim - roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket"revolve, roll - 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"turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"roll over - make a rolling motion or turn; "The dog rolled over"avalanche, roll down - gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
	2.	roll - move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"wheelgo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"bowl - roll (a ball)troll - cause to move round and round; "The child trolled her hoop"
	3.	roll - occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past"undulate
	4.	roll - flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"roll outflatten - make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"cog - roll steel ingotsmill - roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
	5.	roll - emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	6.	roll - arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"twine, wrap, windspool - wind onto a spool or a reelreel - wind onto or off a reelball - form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"clew, clue - roll into a ballcoil, curl, loop - wind around something in coils or loopsmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"wrap up, roll up - form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner"
	7.	roll - begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"function, operate, work, run, go - perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
	8.	roll - shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
	9.	roll - execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"tumble - do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
	10.	roll - sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activitypluck, hustlesteal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
	11.	roll - move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"flap, undulate, wavemove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"luff - flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"
	12.	roll - 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 rolled from town to town"roam, rove, stray, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, castgo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"maunder - wander aimlesslygad, gallivant, jazz around - wander aimlessly in search of pleasuredrift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"
	13.	roll - move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"rock, sway, shake - move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
	14.	roll - 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"revolvemove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"roll, turn over - move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"transit - revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
	15.	roll - pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
	16.	roll - boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"seetheroil, churn, moil, boil - be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"
	17.	roll - take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well"change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form
	18.	roll - show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"roll upchange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"wrap up, roll up - form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner"furl, roll up - form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth"

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verb1. turn, wheel, spin, reel, go round, revolve, rotate, whirl, swivel, pivot, twirl, gyrate The car went off the road and rolled over into a ditch.2. trundle, go, move, pass, travel, cruise The lorry slowly rolled forward.3. flow, run, course, pour, slide, stream, trickle, glide, purl Tears rolled down her cheeks.4. (often with up) wind, bind, wrap, twist, curl, coil, swathe, envelop, entwine, furl, enfold He took off his sweater and rolled it into a pillow.5. level, even, press, spread, smooth, flatten Rub in and roll out the pastry.6. toss, rock, lurch, reel, tumble, sway, wallow, billow, swing, welter The ship was still rolling in the troughs.7. rumble, boom, echo, drum, roar, thunder, grumble, resound, reverberate guns firing, drums rolling, cymbals clashing8. sway, pitch, reel, stagger, lurch, lumber, waddle, swagger, totter They rolled about in hysterics.9. pass, slip by, wear on, go past, elapse The years roll by and look at us now.noun1. reel, ball, bobbin, cylinder a roll of blue insulated wire2. spool, reel, scroll a dozen rolls of film3. bun, bagel, bread roll, bap (Brit.), hoagie (U.S.), bridge roll (Brit.) butter and marmalade on a roll4. rumble, boom, drumming, roar, thunder, grumble, resonance, growl, reverberation They heard the roll of drums.5. register, record, list, table, schedule, index, catalogue, directory, inventory, census, chronicle, scroll, roster, annals A new electoral roll should be drawn up.6. tossing, rocking, rolling, pitching, swell, lurching, wallowing despite the roll of the boat7. turn, run, spin, rotation, cycle, wheel, revolution, reel, whirl, twirl, undulation, gyration control the roll of the ballroll in1. flood in, flow in, stream in, pour in I kept the money rolling in.2. turn up, appear, arrive, show up (informal), make an appearance, show your face They usually roll in about midday and don't do much when they get thereroll up turn up, appear, arrive, show up (informal), make an appearance, show your face He rolled up at the front of the hotel.

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verb1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages:enfold, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, swaddle, swathe, wrap, wrap up.2. To move vigorously from side to side or up and down:heave, pitch, rock, toss.3. To lean suddenly, unsteadily, and erratically from the vertical axis:lurch, pitch, seesaw, yaw.4. To make a continuous deep reverberating sound:boom, growl, grumble, rumble.5. To proceed with ease, especially of expression:flow, glide, sail.6. To take extravagant pleasure:bask, indulge, luxuriate, revel, rollick, wallow.phrasal verb
roll outTo leave one's bed:arise, get up, pile, rise.Informal: turn out.Idiom: rise and shine.phrasal verb
roll upTo bring together so as to increase in mass or number:accrue, accumulate, agglomerate, aggregate, amass, collect, cumulate, garner, gather, hive, pile up.nounA series, as of names or words, printed or written down:catalog, list, register, roster, schedule.

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(rəul) noun1. anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc. a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.卷滚动2. a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches. a cheese roll. 圆面包卷饼 3. an act of rolling. Our dog loves a roll on the grass. 滚动滚 4. a ship's action of rocking from side to side. She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.摇晃5. a long low sound. the roll of thunder.轰隆声6. a thick mass of flesh. I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist. 一团（人体）肉肉 7. a series of quick beats (on a drum). 快速击鼓声 verb1. to move by turning over like a wheel or ball. The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.滚转2. to move on wheels, rollers etc. The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.靠轮子滚动3. to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding. to roll the carpet back.卷成圆筒4. (of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over. The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.翻滚5. to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands. He rolled the clay into a ball.搓6. to cover with something by rolling. When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.裹7. to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it. to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).轧8. (of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards. The storm made the ship roll.摇晃9. to make a series of low sounds. The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.隆隆声10. to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc. 使（眼球等）转动，眼睛骨碌碌转动 11. to travel in a car etc. We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.行驶12. (of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily. The waves rolled in to the shore. 滚滚（波涛） 13. (of time) to pass. Months rolled by. （岁月等）流逝 ˈroller noun1. any of a number of tube-shaped objects, or machines fitted with one or more such objects, for flattening, crushing, printing etc. a garden roller; a road-roller.滚轧机2. a small tube-shaped object on which hair is wound to curl it. 卷发筒3. a small solid wheel or cylinder on which something can be rolled along. 滚筒4. a long large wave on the sea. 巨浪ˈrolling adjective (of a landscape) having low hills and shallow valleys, without steep slopes. 绵延起伏的ˈroller-skate noun a skate with wheels instead of a blade. a pair of roller-skates.旱冰鞋 verb to move on roller-skates. You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.滑旱冰ˈrolling-pin noun a usually wooden roller for flattening out dough. 擀面杖roll in verb to come in or be got in large numbers or amounts. I'd like to own a chain store and watch the money rolling in.滚滚而来roll up1. to form into a roll. to roll up the carpet; He rolled up his sleeves.卷起2. to arrive. John rolled up ten minutes late.到达3. (especially shouted to a crowd at a fair etc) to come near. Roll up! Roll up! Come and see the bearded lady!走近

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noun a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc. There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.名册ˈroll-call noun an act of calling names from a list, to find out if anyone is missing eg in a prison or school class. 点名

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Synonyms for roll

verb turn

Synonyms

turn
wheel
spin
reel
go round
revolve
rotate
whirl
swivel
pivot
twirl
gyrate

verb trundle

Synonyms

trundle
go
move
pass
travel
cruise

verb flow

Synonyms

flow
run
course
pour
slide
stream
trickle
glide
purl

verb wind

Synonyms

wind
bind
wrap
twist
curl
coil
swathe
envelop
entwine
furl
enfold

verb level

Synonyms

level
even
press
spread
smooth
flatten

verb toss

Synonyms

toss
rock
lurch
reel
tumble
sway
wallow
billow
swing
welter

verb rumble

Synonyms

rumble
boom
echo
drum
roar
thunder
grumble
resound
reverberate

verb sway

Synonyms

sway
pitch
reel
stagger
lurch
lumber
waddle
swagger
totter

verb pass

Synonyms

pass
slip by
wear on
go past
elapse

noun reel

Synonyms

reel
ball
bobbin
cylinder

noun spool

Synonyms

spool
reel
scroll

noun bun

Synonyms

bun
bagel
bread roll
bap
hoagie
bridge roll

noun rumble

Synonyms

rumble
boom
drumming
roar
thunder
grumble
resonance
growl
reverberation

noun register

Synonyms

register
record
list
table
schedule
index
catalogue
directory
inventory
census
chronicle
scroll
roster
annals

noun tossing

Synonyms

tossing
rocking
rolling
pitching
swell
lurching
wallowing

noun turn

Synonyms

turn
run
spin
rotation
cycle
wheel
revolution
reel
whirl
twirl
undulation
gyration

phrase roll in: flood in

Synonyms

flood in
flow in
stream in
pour in

phrase roll in: turn up

Synonyms

turn up
appear
arrive
show up
make an appearance
show your face

phrase roll up

Synonyms

turn up
appear
arrive
show up
make an appearance
show your face

Synonyms for roll

verb to cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages

Synonyms

enfold
envelop
enwrap
infold
invest
swaddle
swathe
wrap
wrap up

verb to move vigorously from side to side or up and down

Synonyms

heave
pitch
rock
toss

verb to lean suddenly, unsteadily, and erratically from the vertical axis

Synonyms

lurch
pitch
seesaw
yaw

verb to make a continuous deep reverberating sound

Synonyms

boom
growl
grumble
rumble

verb to proceed with ease, especially of expression

Synonyms

flow
glide
sail

verb to take extravagant pleasure

Synonyms

bask
indulge
luxuriate
revel
rollick
wallow

phrase roll out: to leave one's bed

Synonyms

arise
get up
pile
rise
turn out

phrase roll up: to bring together so as to increase in mass or number

Synonyms

accrue
accumulate
agglomerate
aggregate
amass
collect
cumulate
garner
gather
hive
pile up

noun a series, as of names or words, printed or written down

Synonyms

catalog
list
register
roster
schedule

Synonyms for roll

noun rotary motion of an object around its own axis

Synonyms

axial motion
axial rotation

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gyration
revolution
rotation
wallow

noun a list of names

Synonyms

roster

Related Words

list
listing
batting order
lineup
card
death-roll
muster roll
church roll
rota
waiting list

noun a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

Synonyms

rolling wave
roller

Related Words

moving ridge
wave

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

Related Words

photographic film
film

noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

Synonyms

curl
curlicue
gyre
ringlet
scroll
whorl
coil

Related Words

corolla
calyx
round shape
verticil

noun a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)

Synonyms

bankroll

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business enterprise
commercial enterprise
business
cash in hand
finances
funds
monetary resource
pecuniary resource

noun small rounded bread either plain or sweet

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bread
breadstuff
staff of life
tea bread
frankfurter bun
hotdog bun
hamburger bun
hamburger roll
brioche
crescent roll
croissant
hard roll
Vienna roll
soft roll
kaiser roll
Parker House roll
clover-leaf roll
onion roll
coffee roll
sweet roll
bagel
beigel

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

Synonyms

peal
pealing
rolling

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sound

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

Synonyms

drum roll
paradiddle

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sound

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

Synonyms

scroll

Related Words

holograph
manuscript
Megillah
Torah

noun anything rolled up in cylindrical form

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bolt
rouleau
cylinder

noun the act of throwing dice

Synonyms

cast

Related Words

craps
throw
natural

noun walking with a swaying gait

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gait

noun a flight maneuver

Related Words

barrel roll
snap roll
airplane maneuver
flight maneuver

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

Synonyms

bowl

Related Words

bowling
actuation
propulsion

verb move by turning over or rotating

Synonyms

turn over

Related Words

rim
revolve
roll
turn
roll over
avalanche
roll down

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

Synonyms

wheel

Related Words

go
locomote
move
travel
bowl
troll

verb occur in soft rounded shapes

Synonyms

undulate

verb flatten or spread with a roller

Synonyms

roll out

Related Words

flatten
cog
mill

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

Related Words

sound
go

verb arrange or or coil around

Synonyms

twine
wrap
wind

Related Words

spool
reel
ball
clew
clue
coil
curl
loop
move
displace
wrap up
roll up

verb begin operating or running

Related Words

function
operate
work
run
go

verb shape by rolling

Related Words

shape
form

verb execute a roll, in tumbling

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tumble

verb sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

Synonyms

pluck
hustle

Related Words

steal

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

Synonyms

flap
undulate
wave

Related Words

move
luff

verb move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

Synonyms

roam
rove
stray
vagabond
wander
swan
ramble
range
drift
tramp
cast

Related Words

go
locomote
move
travel
maunder
gad
gallivant
jazz around
drift
err
stray
wander

verb move, rock, or sway from side to side

Related Words

rock
sway
shake

verb cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

Synonyms

revolve

Related Words

move
displace
roll
turn over
transit

verb pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/

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enounce
enunciate
pronounce
sound out
articulate
say

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verb turn

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verb trundle

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verb flow

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verb wind

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verb level

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verb toss

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verb rumble

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verb sway

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verb pass

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noun reel

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noun spool

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noun bun

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noun rumble

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noun register

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noun tossing

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noun turn

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phrase roll in: flood in

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phrase roll in: turn up

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phrase roll up

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