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1.VerbTo revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface."To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.; The child will roll on the floor."
2.VerbTo wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over."To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.; The cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well."
3.VerbTo bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up."To roll up the vase in bubble wrap."
4.VerbTo drive, impel, or flow onward with a steady, wave-like motion."This river will roll its waters to the ocean.; The years roll on."
5.VerbTo pour or trickle."Drops of sweat rolled down his face."
6.VerbTo utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out."To roll forth someone's praises; to roll out sentences."
7.VerbTo press, level, spread, or form with a roller or rollers."to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails.; The pastry rolls well."
8.VerbTo move upon rollers or wheels.
9.VerbTo tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
10.VerbTo leave or begin a journey; sometimes with out."I want to get there early; let's roll.; OK guys, we're only down by two points. Let's roll!; Let's roll around town on foot and see the sights."
11.VerbTo compete, especially with vigor."OK guys, we're only down by two points. Let's roll!"
12.VerbTo walk, especially leisurely or idly; to stroll."Let's roll around town on foot and see the sights."
13.VerbTo beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
14.VerbTo 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 such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
15.VerbTo turn over in one's mind, as of deep thoughts; to (cause to) be considered thoroughly.
16.VerbTo behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation."I was going to kick his ass, but he wasn't worth getting all worked up over; I don't roll like that."
17.VerbTo throw dice.
To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total."If you roll doubles, you get an extra turn.; With two dice, you're more likely to roll seven than ten.; I'm gonna go and roll a new shaman tonight."
18.VerbTo roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total."If you roll doubles, you get an extra turn.; With two dice, you're more likely to roll seven than ten."
19.VerbTo create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties."I'm gonna go and roll a new shaman tonight."
20.VerbTo generate a random number.
21.VerbTo perform an operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
22.VerbTo rotate about the fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare pitch, yaw.
To travel by sailing.
23.VerbTo travel by sailing.
24.VerbTo beat up; to assault.
25.VerbTo (cause to) betray secrets or testify for the prosecution."The feds rolled him by giving him a free pass for most of what he'd done.; He rolled on those guys after being in jail two days."
26.VerbTo be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
27.VerbTo (cause to) film."The cameras are rolling.; It's time to roll the cameras."
28.VerbTo slip past (a defender) with the ball.
29.VerbTo have a rolling aspect."the hills rolled on"
30.VerbTo make a loud or heavy rumbling noise."The thunder rolled and the lightning flashed."
31.VerbTo utter with an alveolar trill."Many languages roll their r's."
32.VerbTo enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle)."The kids rolled the principal's house and yard."
33.VerbTo create a customized version of.
34.VerbTo engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.
35.VerbTo load ocean freight cargo onto a vessel other than the one it was meant to sail on."Containers will be rolled to another mother vessel."
36.VerbTo briskly arpeggiate (a chord), typically in an upward motion.
37.VerbTo drum on the reverse of a game controller with one's fingers in rapid succession, pushing the controller face into the opposite hand such that a button is rapidly pressed and depressed.
38.NounThe act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled."the roll of a ball; Look at the roll of the waves.; the roll of her eyes"
39.NounSomething formed into a compact shape by being rolled up."a roll of banknotes"
40.NounA forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
41.NounSomething which rolls.
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."to pass rails through the rolls"
42.NounA heavy cylinder used to break clods.
43.NounOne of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill."to pass rails through the rolls"
44.NounA swagger or rolling gait.
45.NounA heavy, reverberatory sound."Hear the roll of cannon.; There was a roll of thunder and the rain began to pour down."
46.NounThe uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
47.NounThe oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.
48.NounThe measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis.
49.NounThe rotation angle about the longitudinal axis."Calculate the roll of that aircraft."
50.NounAn instance of the act of rolling an aircraft through one or more complete rotations about its longitudinal axis."The pilots entertained the spectators at the airshow by doing multiple rolls."
51.NounThe act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice."Make your roll.; Whoever gets the highest roll moves first."
52.NounA winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling ."He is on a roll tonight."
53.NounA training match for a fighting dog.
54.NounAn instance of the act of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted."That was a good roll."
55.NounThe skill of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted."She has a bombproof roll."
56.NounAny of various financial instruments or transactions that involve opposite positions at different expiries, "rolling" a position from one expiry to another.
57.NounAn operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
58.NounA 14-day deployment.
59.NounThat which is rolled up."a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc."
60.NounA document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
61.NounAn official or public document; a register; a record.
62.NounA catalogue or list, one kept for official purposes."The roll of solicitors contains the names of all admitted solicitors of a jurisdiction.; Several people sued the state after finding out that they'd been removed from the voter rolls for having died, despite their not actually being dead."
63.NounA quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form."a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon"
64.NounA cylindrical twist of tobacco.
65.NounA kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
66.NounA part; an office; a duty; a role.
67.NounA measure of parchments, containing five dozen.