[
US
/ˈɹoʊɫ/
]
[ UK /ɹˈəʊl/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈəʊl/ ]
VERB
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shape by rolling
roll a cigarette -
arrange or or coil around
She wrapped her arms around the child
roll your hair around your finger
Twine the thread around the spool -
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
She rolls her r's -
occur in soft rounded shapes
The hills rolled past -
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
The President's convoy rolled past the crowds -
begin operating or running
The cameras were rolling
The presses are already rolling -
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
They rolled their eyes at his words
She rolled the ball -
execute a roll, in tumbling
The gymnasts rolled and jumped - sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
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show certain properties when being rolled
dried-out tobacco rolls badly
The carpet rolls unevenly -
flatten or spread with a roller
roll out the paper -
boil vigorously
The liquid was seething
The water rolled -
move by turning over or rotating
turn over on your left side
The child rolled down the hill -
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
The curtains undulated
the waves rolled towards the beach -
take the shape of a roll or cylinder
the carpet rolled out
Yarn rolls well -
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
The cattle roam across the prairie
They rolled from town to town
The gypsies roamed the woods
roving vagabonds
the laborers drift from one town to the next
the wandering Jew -
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
The thunder rolled
rolling drums -
move, rock, or sway from side to side
The ship rolled on the heavy seas
NOUN
- anything rolled up in cylindrical form
- a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
- the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
- the act of throwing dice
- photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
- a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
- the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- small rounded bread either plain or sweet
- walking with a swaying gait
- a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
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a list of names
his name was struck off the rolls -
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 -
rotary motion of an object around its own axis
wheels in axial rotation - a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
How To Use roll In A Sentence
- A thin veil of fog had rolled in off the bay, obscuring his view and coating the area in a pale gray-white mist.
- The Fat Controller and I were back inside the bolt when it arrived from the bonded warehouse at Felixstowe.
- The Staff of Volans has a limited supply of magic energy. Roll a dice after each spell is cast.
- The ball rolled into the hole and she had won.
- He's managed to stay calm and controlled when the other slebs have been going a bit mad, and just got on with the winning.
- Mr Smith said the department's own funds, which have bankrolled major improvements in the naval service, had been well tapped and it was now time to explore new ways of funding.
- Documents with extra-wide margins are now displayed in a browser with a horizontal scroll bar.
- At any rate, she rolled up the cuffs of her camouflage cargo pants a few times so she didn't trip if today's class required running.
- On his first day there he approached a couple of elegant young toffs strolling around the campus. Times, Sunday Times
- Faith in controlled nuclear fission is now being shown by the construction of atomic power stations.
