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roll

(r/oU/l )

noun (n)

rotary motion of an object around its own axis(noun.event)

Synonym:
axial motion, axial rotation

source: wordnet30
a list of names(noun.communication)

Example:
His name was struck off the rolls.

Synonym:
roster

source: wordnet30
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore(noun.event)

Synonym:
roller, rolling wave

source: wordnet30
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)(noun.shape)

Synonym:
coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, scroll, whorl

source: wordnet30
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)(noun.possession)

Example:
He shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag.

Synonym:
bankroll

source: wordnet30
small rounded bread either plain or sweet(noun.food)

Synonym:
bun

source: wordnet30
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)(noun.event)

Synonym:
peal, pealing, rolling

source: wordnet30
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously(noun.event)

Synonym:
drum roll, paradiddle

source: wordnet30
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)(noun.communication)

Synonym:
scroll

source: wordnet30
anything rolled up in cylindrical form(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
the act of throwing dice(noun.act)

Synonym:
cast

source: wordnet30
walking with a swaying gait(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)(noun.act)

Synonym:
bowl

source: wordnet30
The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the roll of waves.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

move by turning over or rotating(verb.motion)

Example:
The child rolled down the hill.

Synonym:
turn over

source: wordnet30
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle(verb.motion)

Example:
The President's convoy rolled past the crowds.

Synonym:
wheel

source: wordnet30
occur in soft rounded shapes(verb.stative)

Example:
The hills rolled past.

Synonym:
undulate

source: wordnet30
flatten or spread with a roller(verb.contact)

Example:
Roll out the paper.

Synonym:
roll out

source: wordnet30
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound(verb.perception)

Example:
The thunder rolled.
Rolling drums.

source: wordnet30
arrange or or coil around(verb.contact)

Example:
Roll your hair around your finger.

Synonym:
twine, wind, wrap
Antonym:
unroll, unwind, wind off

source: wordnet30
begin operating or running(verb.contact)

Example:
The cameras were rolling.
The presses are already rolling.

source: wordnet30
shape by rolling(verb.change)

Example:
Roll a cigarette.

source: wordnet30
execute a roll, in tumbling(verb.body)

Example:
The gymnasts rolled and jumped.

source: wordnet30
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity(verb.possession)

Synonym:
hustle, pluck

source: wordnet30
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion(verb.motion)

Example:
The waves rolled towards the beach.

Synonym:
flap, undulate, wave

source: wordnet30
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment(verb.motion)

Example:
They rolled from town to town.

Synonym:
cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander

source: wordnet30
move, rock, or sway from side to side(verb.motion)

Example:
The ship rolled on the heavy seas.

source: wordnet30
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis(verb.motion)

Example:
She rolled the ball.
They rolled their eyes at his words.

Synonym:
revolve

source: wordnet30
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/(verb.communication)

Example:
She rolls her r's.

source: wordnet30
boil vigorously(verb.change)

Example:
The water rolled.

Synonym:
seethe

source: wordnet30
take the shape of a roll or cylinder(verb.change)

Example:
The carpet rolled out.
Yarn rolls well.

source: wordnet30
show certain properties when being rolled(verb.change)

Example:
The carpet rolls unevenly.
Dried-out tobacco rolls badly.

Synonym:
roll up

source: wordnet30
To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.(verb)

source: webster1913
To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane.(verb)

source: webster1913

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