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| roll [ rōl ] |
verb (past and past participle rolled, present participle roll·ing, 3rd person present singular rolls) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb turn over and over: to move with repeated turning or rotating motions, or cause something to move in this way
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2. transitive and intransitive verb move on wheels: to move on wheels or rollers, or cause something to move on wheels or rollers
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3. intransitive verb drive in vehicle: to move in a wheeled vehicle
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4. transitive and intransitive verb rotate: to turn in a complete or partial rotation, or cause something to turn in this way
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5. intransitive verb astronomy orbit: to revolve in an orbit
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refers to astronomical objects
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6. transitive and intransitive verb aviation rotate aircraft: to cause an aircraft to perform a single complete rotation about its lengthwise axis while maintaining the same altitude and direction, or perform such a rotation
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7. intransitive verb writhe: to lie on the back and move about or from side to side, but without moving very far, often with a writhing motion
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refers to animals
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8. intransitive verb be carried by river: to be transported by river
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9. transitive and intransitive verb throw dice: to throw a die or dice
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10. transitive verb score number by throwing dice: to achieve a particular number, position, or score by throwing a die or dice
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11. transitive verb flatten something with roller: to flatten or spread something, especially by using a roller or rolling pin
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12. transitive and intransitive verb form into round shape: to form something into a ball, tube, cylinder, or other rounded shape, or be formed into such a shape
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13. transitive verb turn between or on something: to revolve something between two surfaces or on a coating material
  Roll the chocolates in powdered sugar.
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14. intransitive verb stretch out or away in undulations: to have or take the form of a succession of gentle slopes
green hills rolling away into the distance
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15. transitive and intransitive verb move with undulations: to move in a steady flowing motion, or cause something to move in a steady flowing motion
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16. transitive and intransitive verb rock from side to side: to move with a sideways swaying or rocking motion on waves or a swell, or cause something, especially a ship, to move in this way
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17. intransitive verb walk unsteadily: to walk with an unsteady or staggering motion
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18. intransitive verb walk with sway: to sway rhythmically in walking
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19. transitive and intransitive verb operate something: to function, or cause something to function, especially a movie camera or printing press
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20. transitive and intransitive verb movies tv send or go up on screen: to cause credits, titles, or other captions to move in a continuous upward direction on a cinema or television screen, or move in this way
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21. intransitive verb elapse: to go by or elapse, especially uneventfully or imperceptibly
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refers especially to time
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22. intransitive verb travel around: to travel from place to place
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23. intransitive verb be under way: to proceed or continue successfully
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informal
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Now this project is finally rolling.
We're ready to roll.
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24. intransitive verb move as crowd: to move or arrive in large numbers or in a crowd
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25. intransitive verb reverberate loudly: to make a low prolonged rumbling noise
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26. intransitive verb beat drum: to make a series of quick beats on a drum
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27. transitive verb music play chord with spread notes: to play a chord sounding its notes in rapid succession arpeggio rather than simultaneously
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28. transitive verb rob somebody: to take money or belongings from somebody who cannot offer any resistance
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informal
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29. transitive verb phonetics trill sound: to pronounce a sound, especially an "r," with a trill
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30. transitive verb printing ink something with roller: to apply ink to type or a plate with a roller
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31. transitive and intransitive verb have sex: to have sexual intercourse or engage in sexual foreplay with somebody
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informal
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sometimes offensive
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noun (plural rolls) |
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1. something tube-shaped: a tube, cylinder, or coil of something, especially something that is wrapped around itself
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2. equipment holder with pockets: a length of fabric or leather that has pockets to hold tools, medical instruments, or other equipment and can usually be wrapped around itself and tied up
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3. wad of money: a cylindrical wad of bills formed by coiling the wad around itself
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informal
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4. bread roll: a small individual bread, usually round or long in shape, or a sandwich made from one
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5. filled food: a food made by wrapping pastry around a filling or by spreading a filling on something such as sponge cake and wrapping it around itself
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usually used in combination
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6. repeated turn: a repeated turning or rotating motion
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7. toss of dice: a throw of a dice
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8. aviation rotation of aircraft: a midair flight maneuver in which an aircraft maintains the same height and direction while doing a single complete rotation about its lengthwise axis
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9. gymnastics somersault: a gentle somersault
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10. movement on wheels: a movement on wheels or rollers
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11. single turn: a complete or partial rotation
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12. writhing motion: an action that involves writhing while turning backward and forward or from side to side, but without moving very far
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13. movement from side to side: a swaying or rocking motion, especially by a ship
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14. swaying walk: a rhythmic sway in walking
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15. official list: an official register or list of names, especially of school pupils, members of a club, or people entitled to vote
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16. total on official list: the total number of people registered on a school, club, or electoral roll
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17. rounded layer: a thick rounded layer of something, especially of flesh
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18. architecture spiral scroll: in Greek architecture, a spiral scroll on an Ionic column
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19. act of flattening: an act of flattening or spreading something, especially by using a roller or rolling pin
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20. something undulating: a gentle rounded hump on a surface, often one of a series
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21. undulating movement: a steady, flowing, undulating movement
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22. rhythmic stream of words: a continuous stream of words with a rhythmic quality
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23. roller for metal: a cylinder or roller used for pressing, shaping, or flattening something, especially one used for shaping metal in a rolling mill
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24. bookbinder's tool: a bookbinder's tool for embossing decorative lines on book covers
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25. trilling sound: a trilling noise, especially the sound of a trilled "r" or the song of a canary
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26. rumbling noise: a low prolonged rumbling noise
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27. drum beats: a series of quick beats on a drum
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28. music chord with spread notes: a chord with its notes played in rapid succession arpeggio rather than simultaneously
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29. act of robbery: an act or the process of taking money or belongings from somebody who cannot offer any resistance
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slang
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30. sex act: an act of sexual intercourse or foreplay
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informal
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sometimes offensive
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| [12th century. Via Old French rolle "scroll" < Latin rotul- "little wheel" < Latin rota "wheel"] |
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a roll in the hay an instance of having sex with somebody (slang)
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be rolling in it to be very rich (informal)
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on a roll enjoying a period of good luck or of doing something well (informal)
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rolled into one forming a single unit consisting of a number of different aspects or qualities
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