Roll
[n] the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
[n] a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
[n] walking with a rolling gait
[n] the act of throwing dice
[n] anything rolled up in cylindrical form
[n] photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
[n] a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
[n] a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls"
[n] a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
[n] the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
[n] a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
[n] rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"
[n] small rounded bread either plain or sweet
[n] a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"
[n] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
[v] execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
[v] shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"
[v] boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"
[v] pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ "She rolls her r's".
[v] flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"
[v] wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"
[v] begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"
[v] to rotate or cause to rotate; "The child rolled down the hill"; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"; "turn over to your left side"; "Ballet dancers can rotate their legs outward"
[v] move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
[v] emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
[v] sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and esp. underhanded activity
[v] occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past"
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Synonyms
axial motion, axial rotation, bankroll, bun, cast, coil, curl, curlicue, drum roll, gyre, hustle, paradiddle, peal, pealing, pluck, revolve, ringlet, roll out, roller, rolling, rolling wave, roster, scroll, scroll, seethe, turn over, twine, undulate, whee