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roll
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- pronunciation:
- rol
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- roll around, roll round
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
rolls, rolling, rolled |
| definition 1: |
to move by rotating or turning over repeatedly.
The children rolled down the hill.The ball rolled under the fence.
- synonyms:
- gyrate, revolve, rotate, spin, tumble, turn, twirl, wheel
- similar words:
- somersault, swirl, whirl
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| definition 2: |
to move or travel by or as by means of wheels.
The car rolled into the driveway.- synonyms:
- cycle, trundle, wheel
- similar words:
- cart, coast, drive, ride, wagon
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| definition 3: |
to rock from side to side.
The ship rolled on the stormy sea.- synonyms:
- rock, sway, swing, toss
- similar words:
- lurch, pitch, turn
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| definition 4: |
to stretch out over an area in wavelike formations.
The flood rolled over the town.- synonyms:
- billow, surge, undulate
- similar words:
- ripple, swell
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| definition 5: |
to move; pass.
The hours rolled by.- synonyms:
- flow, glide, pass, proceed
- similar words:
- cycle, march, move
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| definition 6: |
to have or make a rumbling sound.
The drums rolled.- synonyms:
- boom, growl, rumble, thunder
- similar words:
- drum, echo, resonate, resound, reverberate, roar
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| definition 7: |
become flattened out, as under a rolling pin.
This dough rolls easily.- synonyms:
- flatten, spread
- similar words:
- even, unroll
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| definition 8: |
to be formed into a curl, ball, or cylinder.
- synonyms:
- ball up, coil, curl, furl, loop, wind
- similar words:
- curve, ring, spiral, wave
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| definition 9: |
to appear or occur in a continual stream.
The money rolled in.- synonyms:
- flow, run, stream
- similar words:
- course, flood, pour
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| related words: |
bicycle, bowl, flow, glide, pitch, revolve, stir, stream, swing, tool, topple, toss, tumble, turn, wallow |
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| phrase: |
roll around, roll round |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause to move by rotating or turning over repeatedly.
We rolled the tire into the garage.
- synonyms:
- revolve, rotate, spin, trundle, turn, wheel
- similar words:
- bowl, move, swirl, tumble, twirl, whirl, wind
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| definition 2: |
to cause to move or travel by or as by means of wheels.
They rolled the new beds into the hospital ward.- synonyms:
- trundle, wheel
- similar words:
- cart, drive, glide, move
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| definition 3: |
to cause to move forward with a wavelike motion.
- synonyms:
- billow, undulate
- similar words:
- move, ripple, swell, swing
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| definition 4: |
to cause to rock or move from side to side.
- synonyms:
- sway, swing, toss, wave
- similar words:
- move, rock
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| definition 5: |
to cause to spin or turn over.
The veterinarian rolled the dog onto his other side.- synonyms:
- spin, turn, twirl, wheel
- similar words:
- move, pivot, reel, twist
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| definition 6: |
to wrap; envelope.
The baker rolled the cookies in powdered sugar.- synonyms:
- encircle, enfold, envelop, surround, wind, wrap
- similar words:
- coat, cover, encase
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| definition 7: |
to make (something) into a curl, ball, or cylinder.
Do you roll your hair every night?- synonyms:
- ball up, coil, curl, furl, loop, twist, wind
- similar words:
- curve, ring, spiral, wave
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| definition 8: |
to spread out by uncurling or flattening with a roller or similar device.
She rolled the cookie dough.- synonyms:
- flatten, spread
- similar words:
- even, level, smooth, unroll
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| definition 9: |
to move (the eyes) in a deliberate fashion, esp. upwards.
The audience didn't laugh at the joke but merely rolled their eyes. |
| definition 10: |
to beat (a drum) with a rapid succession of strokes.
- similar words:
- beat, drum, rap, tap
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| definition 11: |
(slang) to rob (a helpless person such as a drunk).
- synonyms:
- rip off, rob
- similar words:
- mug, prey on, victimize
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| related words: |
grade, mangle, revolve, sphere, turn |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an instance or act of rolling.
The roll of the boat made me feel sick.- synonyms:
- curl, gyration, revolution, rotation, spin, turn, twist, winding
- similar words:
- pitch, rock
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| definition 2: |
any material coiled into a round or cylindrical shape.
a roll of fabric- synonyms:
- ball, bolt, coil, curl, furl, loop, round, spool
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| definition 3: |
a quantity of flexible material coiled into a cylindrical shape and sometimes considered as a unit of measure.
a roll of wire- synonyms:
- reel, spool
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| definition 4: |
a cylindrical object around which certain material is coiled; roller.
- synonyms:
- bobbin, reel, roller, spool
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| definition 5: |
something with a cylindrical or tubelike shape.
a roll of dollar bills- synonyms:
- curl, cylinder, roller
- similar words:
- tube
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| definition 6: |
a thick, round type of bread, served as a single portion.
She passed a roll to everyone at the table.
- synonyms:
- bun
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| definition 7: |
a list or register, esp. a record of membership.
- synonyms:
- roster
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| definition 8: |
a piece of parchment or paper that is or may be rolled into the shape of a cylinder; scroll.
- synonyms:
- scroll
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| definition 9: |
a gently undulating movement or formation.
the roll of the seathe roll of the hills- synonyms:
- billow, surge, swell, undulation, wave
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| definition 10: |
a deep, rumbling sound.
the roll of thunder during a storm- synonyms:
- boom, drum, rumble, thunder
- similar words:
- roar
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| definition 11: |
a rapid succession of beats.
drum rolls- synonyms:
- drumming, rat-a-tat, tapping, tattoo
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| definition 12: |
(informal) paper money.
He was careless about protecting his roll.- synonyms:
- bankroll, wad
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| related words: |
bond, book, bowl, convolution, flow, list, lurch, manifest, pitch, throw, tumble, turn |
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