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Roll is defined as to move by turning over and over or to move forward on wheels.

(verb)

An example of to roll is throwing a pair of dice.
An example of to roll is doing a somersault.

The definition of a roll is something that's been coiled or twisted into a cylinder.

(noun)

An example of a roll is duct tape.

Roll means a small piece of bread.

(noun)

An example of roll is an individual serving of bread eaten warm with butter.

See roll in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

1. to move by turning on an axis or over and over
2. to rotate about its axis lengthwise, as a spacecraft in flight
1. to move or be moved on wheels
2. to travel in a wheeled vehicle
to travel about; wander
to pass; elapse: the years rolled by
1. to flow, as water, in a full swelling or sweeping motion: the waves rolling against the boat
2. to be carried in a flow
to extend in gentle swells or undulations
to make a loud, continuous rising and falling sound: thunder rolls
to rise and fall in a full, mellow cadence: said of sound, speech, etc.
to trill or warble
to form a ball or cylinder when turned over and over on itself: said as of cloth or yarn
to turn in a circular motion or move back and forth: with eyes rolling
to rock from side to side: the ship pitched and rolled
to walk by swaying
to become flattened or spread under a roller
to make progress; advance: start rolling
to start operating: the presses rolled
to take part in a bowling game
Informal to have plenty; abound (in): rolling in wealth
☆ Football to move laterally: said of the passer
in full roll out

Origin: ME rollen < OFr roller < VL *rotulare < L rotula: see rollthe

transitive verb

to move by turning on an axis or over and over: to roll a hoop
to move or send on wheels or rollers
to cause to start operating
to move or send in a full, sweeping motion
to beat (a drum) with blows in rapid, light succession
to utter with full, flowing sound: to roll one's words
to pronounce or say with a trill: to roll one's r's
to give a swaying motion to: waves rolling the ship along
to move gently around and around or from side to side: to roll one's eyes
to make into a ball or cylinder by winding over and over itself or something else: to roll a cigarette
to wrap or enfold, as in a covering: to roll a child in a blanket
to make flat, smooth, or spread out by using a roller, rolling pin, etc.
☆
1. to throw (the dice) as in the game of craps
2. to make (a specified cast) with dice: she rolled a four
☆ Slang to rob (a drunken or sleeping person)
Bowling
1. to throw (a ball)
2. to make (a certain play or score): to roll a strike
3. to take part in (a game or games): to roll three games
Printing to spread ink on (type, a form, etc.) with a roller

noun

the act or an instance of rolling
1. a paper, parchment, etc. that is rolled up; scroll
2. something that is, or looks as if, rolled up
a register; catalog
a list of names for checking attendance; muster roll
a measure of something rolled into a cylinder: a roll of wallpaper
a cylindrical mass of something: a sausage roll
any of various foods that are rolled during preparation, as
1. any small portion of bread, variously shaped
2. thin cake covered with fruit, nuts, etc. and rolled: a jelly roll
3. beef, veal, etc. rolled and cooked
a roller (in various senses)
a swaying or rolling motion
a rapid succession of light blows on a drum
a loud, reverberating sound; peal, as of thunder
a full, cadenced flow of words
a trill or warble
a slight swell or rise on the surface of something, as land
☆ Slang money; esp., a wad of paper money
Aeron. a maneuver in which an airplane in flight performs one complete rotation around its longitudinal axis
Bookbinding a revolving tool used in making an impression or pattern

Origin: ME rolle < OFr < L rotula, rotulus, dim. of rota, wheel < IE *roto-, var. of base *ret(h)-, to run, roll > OIr rethim, (I) run, OHG rad, wheel

See roll in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb rolled, roll·ing, rolls

verb, intransitive

To move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.
To travel or be moved on wheels or rollers: rolled down the sidewalk on their scooters.
To travel around; wander: roll from town to town.
a. To travel or be carried in a vehicle.
b. To be carried on a stream: The logs rolled down the cascading river.
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.
To go by; elapse: The days rolled along.
To recur. Often used with around: Summer has rolled around again.
To move in a periodic revolution, as a planet in its orbit.
To turn over and over: The puppy rolled in the mud.
To shift the gaze usually quickly and continually: The child's eyes rolled with fright.
To turn around or revolve on or as if on an axis.
To move or advance with a rising and falling motion; undulate: The waves rolled toward shore.
To extend or appear to extend in gentle rises and falls: The dunes roll to the sea.
To move or rock from side to side: The ship pitched and rolled in heavy seas.
To walk with a swaying, unsteady motion.
To take the shape of a ball or cylinder: Yarn rolls easily.
To become flattened by or as if by pressure applied by a roller.
To make a deep, prolonged, surging sound: Thunder rolled in the distance.
To make a sustained trilling sound, as certain birds do.
To beat a drum in a continuous series of short blows.
21. To pour or flow in or as if in a continual stream: tourists rolling into the city.
22. To enjoy ample amounts: rolled in the money.

verb, transitive

To cause to move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.
To move or push along on wheels or rollers: rolled the plane out of the hangar.
To impel or send onward in a steady, swelling motion: The sea rolls its waves onto the sand.
To impart a swaying, rocking motion to: Heavy seas rolled the ship.
To turn around or partly turn around; rotate: rolled his head toward the door.
To cause to begin moving or operating: roll the cameras; roll the presses.
To extend or lay out: rolled out a long rope.
To pronounce or utter with a trill: You must roll your r's in Spanish.
To utter or emit in full, swelling tones.
To beat (a drum) with a continuous series of short blows.
To wrap (something) round and round upon itself or around something else: roll up a poster.
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.
To spread, compress, or flatten by applying pressure with a roller: roll pastry dough.
Printing To apply ink to (type) with a roller or rollers.
Games To throw (dice), as in craps.
Slang To rob (a drunken, sleeping, or otherwise helpless person).

noun

The act or an instance of rolling.
Something rolled up: a roll of tape.
A quantity, as of cloth or wallpaper, rolled into a cylinder and often considered as a unit of measure.
A piece of parchment or paper that may be or is rolled up; a scroll.
A register or a catalogue.
A list of names of persons belonging to a group.
A mass in cylindrical or rounded form: a roll of tobacco.
a. A small rounded portion of bread.
b. A portion of food shaped like a tube with a filling.
A rolling, swaying, or rocking motion.
A gentle swell or undulation of a surface: the roll of the plains.
A deep reverberation or rumble: the roll of thunder.
A rapid succession of short sounds: the roll of a drum.
A trill: the roll of his r's.
A resonant, rhythmical flow of words.
A roller, especially a cylinder on which to roll something up or with which to flatten something.
A maneuver in which an airplane makes a single complete rotation about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude.
Slang Money, especially a wad of paper money.

Phrasal Verbs: roll back To reduce (prices or wages, for example) to a previous lower level. To cause to turn back or retreat. roll out To get out of bed. Football To execute a rollout. roll over To defer or postpone payment of (an obligation). To renegotiate the terms of (a financial deal). To reinvest (funds from a maturing security or from a tax-deferred account) into a similar security or account. roll up To arrive in a vehicle. To accumulate; amass: rolled up quite a fortune.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English rollen

Origin: , from Old French roler

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *rotulāre

Origin: , from Latin rotula

Origin: , diminutive of rota, wheel; see ret- in Indo-European roots

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