roll

n.

1. The act of rolling

   turn, turning over, throw, toss, revolution, rotation, wheeling, trundling, whirl, gyration.

2. A rolled up object

   scroll, volute, spiral, coil, whorl, convolution, cartouche, fold, shell, cone, tube, cylinder, cornucopia.

3. A long, heavy sound

   thunder, rumble, roar, drumbeat; see noise 1.

4. A small, fine bread].

   Types of rolls include: Parker House, potato, egg, water, hard, butter, finger, cinnamon, sweet, crescent, croissant, French, clover-leaf, poppy-seed, biscuit, danish, brioche, dinner; bagel, hot cross bun;

5. A list

   register, roster, muster roll, list of names; see list, record 1. See syn. study at list.

strike from the rolls

roll

v.

1. To move by rotation, or in rotating numbers

   rotate, come around, swing around, wheel, come in turn, circle, alternate, follow, succeed, be in sequence, follow in due course; see also sense 3; move 1, turn 1.

2. To cause to roll

   drive, push, impel, propel, throw, toss, twirl, trundle.

3. To revolve

   turn, turn over, pivot, wind, spin, spiral, reel, gyrate, gyre, whirl, twirl, swirl, swivel, eddy, pirouette; see also sense 1; rock.

4. To make into a roll

   twist, fold, curve, bend, arch, bow, furl, coil, spiral, curl, wind.

   Antonyms spread*, stretch*, flatten. *

5. To smooth with a roller

   press, level, flatten, spread, roll out, pulverize, grind.

6. To flow

   undulate, run, wave, surge, glide, billow; see also flow 1.

7. To produce a relatively deep, continuous sound

   rumble, ruffle, drum, reverberate, cannonade, resound, echo, thunder, roar; see also roar, sound 1.

8. To travel

   drive, coast, bowl, make time; see drive 3, travel 2.

9. To function

   work, go, start production; see operate 2.