roll Synonyms
roll Meaning
roll (n)
rotary motion of an object around its own axis
a list of names
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
anything rolled up in cylindrical form
the act of throwing dice
walking with a swaying gait
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
roll (v)
move by turning over or rotating
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
occur in soft rounded shapes
flatten or spread with a roller
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
arrange or or coil around
begin operating or running
shape by rolling
execute a roll, in tumbling
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
move, rock, or sway from side to side
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
boil vigorously
take the shape of a roll or cylinder
show certain properties when being rolled
roll (n.)
To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.
To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or putty into a ball.
To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; -- often with up; as, to roll up a parcel.
To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean.
To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out; as, to roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences.
To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails, etc.
To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in suck manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
roll (v. i.)
To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane.
To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the street.
To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.
To fall or tumble; -- with over; as, a stream rolls over a precipice.
To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away.
To turn; to move circularly.
To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
To incline first to one side, then to the other; to rock; as, there is a great difference in ships about rolling; in a general semse, to be tossed about.
To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to wallow; as, a horse rolls.
To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste rolls well.
To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear.
To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder rolls.
roll (v.)
The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the roll of waves.
That which rolls; a roller.
A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill; as, to pass rails through the rolls.
That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.
A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list.
A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon.
A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself.
The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching.
A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or of thunder.
The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
Part; office; duty; role.
roll Sentence Examples
- The baker meticulously rolled the dough into a perfect circle.
- The child joyfully rolled down the grassy hill.
- The dog rolled over excitedly at the sound of his owner's voice.
- The waves rolled and crashed upon the sandy shore.
- The thunder rolled through the sky, heralding an approaching storm.
- The car rolled smoothly to a stop at the intersection.
- The students rolled their eyes at their teacher's corny joke.
- The gambler rolled the dice, hoping for a lucky number.
- The old man rolled his wheelchair down the hallway.
- The actress rolled her eyes in exasperation at the director's request.
FAQs About the word roll
rotary motion of an object around its own axis, a list of names, a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore, photographic film rolled up inside a co
ball,round, clump,wad, agglomerate, bead, pellet, pearl,lump, bunch
flatten, smooth, flatten, spread, open,open, unfold, unfold, smooth, unroll
The baker meticulously rolled the dough into a perfect circle.
The child joyfully rolled down the grassy hill.
The dog rolled over excitedly at the sound of his owner's voice.
The waves rolled and crashed upon the sandy shore.
