roll
roll
roƊl
rowl
/rəʊl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "roll"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to move in a direction by turning over and over or from one side to another repeatedly
Intransitive: to roll to a direction
to roll definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the waves receded, the seashells began to roll along the sandy beach.
āϝāĻ–āύ āĻĸ⧇āωāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āϤāĻ–āύ āĻļāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ•āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāϰ āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to travel or move forward by the rotation of wheels, typically referring to the motion of vehicles
Intransitive: to roll to a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Pedaling steadily, the bicycle rolled along the designated bike path.
āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻĄā§‡āϞ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇, āϏāĻžāχāϕ⧇āϞāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻžāχāϕ⧇āϞ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāϞāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to make something move by turning it over and over or from side to side repeatedly
Transitive: to roll sth [adj] | to roll sth somewhere
to roll definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The baker decided to roll the dough into perfect circles for the cookies.
āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϕ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇ āφāϟāĻž āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
2.1

āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ somersault āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ

to seamlessly transition the body through a circular motion, as in executing a somersault
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The acrobat delighted the audience by rolling off the trampoline and executing a somersault.
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϰ⧋āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟ āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‹āϞāĻŋāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰāϏ⧋āĻ˛ā§āϟ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
2.2

āϗ⧁āϟāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to encircle or cover an object by winding or placing a wrapping material around it
Transitive: to roll sth
to roll definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The baker skillfully rolled the dough to create a delicious spiral-shaped pastry.
āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āϗ⧁āϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧁ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻŋāϞ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧇āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to press, spread, or level a mass using a cylindrical tool designed for smoothing or compacting
Transitive: to roll a mass of material
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The construction worker diligently rolled the asphalt on the newly paved road.
āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻž āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϟāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to produce a resonant and full reverberating sound, often characterized by a continuous and deep tone
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The church bells started to roll across the valley, filling the air with their melodic resonance.
āĻ—āĻŋāĻ°ā§āϜāĻžāϰ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•āĻž āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āϰ⧇āϞāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϰāĻŖāύ⧇ āĻ­āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of machinery or vehicles) to start operating
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The director yelled " Action! " and the film crew watched as the cameras rolled for the first scene.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāĻ• "āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻļāύ!" āϚāĻŋā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧁ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰāĻž āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāύ, āϰ⧋āϞ

to turn something flexible, such as dough, paper, or fabric, over and over on itself to form a cylinder or ball
Transitive: to roll something flexible
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Can you please roll the carpet and move it to the other room?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒ⧇āϟāϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āϘāϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ?
07

āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

(phonetics) to pronounce the /r/ sound with an alveolar trill
Transitive: to roll the /r/ sound
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In Spanish, the ' r ' is often rolled or trilled, as in the word " perro " ( dog ).
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύāĻŋāĻļ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāϝāĻŧ, 'r' āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ "perro" (āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ) āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āĨ¤
08

āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāύ, āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to roam or wander freely and aimlessly, often with a sense of spontaneity and leisure
Intransitive: to roll somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
With no specific destination in mind, the couple chose to roll through the countryside.
āϕ⧋āύ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχ, āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻžā§āϚāϞ⧇ āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻžāϘ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
09

āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāύ, āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ

to move in a sinuous or undulating manner, exhibiting a pattern of rising and falling motions
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The colorful flags outside the carnival tents seemed to roll and flutter in the breeze.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āύāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻŦ⧁āϰ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇āϰ āϰāĻ™āĻŋāύ āĻĒāϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āωāĻĄāĻŧāϛ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
10

āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāύ, āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻž

to move or sway from side to side in a continuous and rocking motion
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The leaves of the tall grass rolled in the breeze.
āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āϘāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āϰ⧋āϞ, āϏāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ

something that is wrapped around a tube or shaped into one
roll definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She handed me a roll of film to develop at the photography store.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĢāĻŸā§‹āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻĄā§‡āϭ⧇āϞāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰ⧋āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϛ⧋āϟ āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋ, āϰ⧋āϞ

a loaf of bread that is small and made for one person
roll definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dinner table was adorned with a basket of soft, golden-brown rolls.
āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞāϟāĻŋ āύāϰāĻŽ, āϏ⧋āύāĻžāϞāĻŋ-āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€ āϰ⧋āϞāϏ āĻāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

a list or register of names

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The membership roll was updated last week.
04

the rotation of an object around its own axis

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The airplane experienced a roll during the turn.
05

photographic film wound inside a protective container

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The camera accepts 35 mm rolls.
06

a large sea wave moving toward the shore

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A roll of waves crashed onto the beach.
07

āϰ⧋āϞ, āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

the act of throwing a ball down the lane in sports like bowling
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He knocked down eight pins on his first roll.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϰ⧋āϞ āĻ āφāϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāύ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
08

the action of throwing dice in a game

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each player takes a roll in turn.
09

a document or sheet that is rolled up for storage or transport

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Maps were stored in rolls in the archive.
10

a deep, continuous, or prolonged sound

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A roll of laughter came from the hall.
11

the rapid, continuous beating of a drum, especially a snare drum

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A roll on the drums signaled the start of the march.
12

a bundle or stack of currency notes

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cashier handed over a roll of notes.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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