What does roll mean?

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[n] rotary motion of an object around its own axis(wheels in axial rotation)[v] move by turning over or rotating(The child rolled down the hill turn over on your left side)[n] a list of names(his name was struck off the rolls)[v] move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle(The Pr

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[n] rotary motion of an object around its own axis
(wheels in axial rotation)

[v] move by turning over or rotating
(The child rolled down the hill turn over on your left side)

[n] a list of names
(his name was struck off the rolls)

[v] move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
(The President's convoy rolled past the crowds)

[n] a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

[v] occur in soft rounded shapes
(The hills rolled past)

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

[v] flatten or spread with a roller
(roll out the paper)

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

[v] emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
(The thunder rolled rolling drums)

[n] 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)

[v] arrange or or coil around
(roll your hair around your finger Twine the thread around the spool She wrapped her arms around the child)

[n] small rounded bread either plain or sweet

[v] begin operating or running
(The cameras were rolling The presses are already rolling)

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

[v] shape by rolling
(roll a cigarette)

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

[v] execute a roll, in tumbling
(The gymnasts rolled and jumped)

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

[v] sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

[n] anything rolled up in cylindrical form

[v] move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
(The curtains undulated the waves rolled towards the beach)

[n] the act of throwing dice

[v] 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)

[n] walking with a swaying gait

[v] move, rock, or sway from side to side
(The ship rolled on the heavy seas)

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

[v] 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)

[n] the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

[v] pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
(She rolls her r's)

[v] boil vigorously
(The liquid was seething The water rolled)

[v] take the shape of a roll or cylinder
(the carpet rolled out Yarn rolls well)

[v] show certain properties when being rolled
(The carpet rolls unevenly dried-out tobacco rolls badly)

Other vocabulary

r, r and b, r-2, r. b. cattell, r. buckminster fuller, r. j. mitchell, r.c., r.v., ra, rabat, rabato, rabbet, rabbet joint, rabbet plane, rabbi, rabbi moses ben maimon, rabbinate, rabbinic, rabbinical, rabbit, rabbit bandicoot, rabbit brush, rabbit burrow, rabbit bush, rabbit ears, rabbit fever, rabbit food, rabbit hole, rabbit hutch, rabbit on, o, o level, o ring, o'brien, o'casey, o'clock, o'connor, o'er, o'flaherty, o'hara, o'keeffe, o'neill, o'toole, o. henry, o.d., o.e.d., o.k., oaf, oafish, oahu, oahu island, oak, oak apple, oak blight, oak chestnut, oak fern, oak leaf cluster, oak tree, oak-leaved goosefoot, oaken

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