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Roll

//ɹəʊl// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A diminutive of the male given name Roland.
2
A surname.

Noun

1
The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
"the roll of a ball"
2
That which is rolled up.
"a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc."
3
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) wordnet
4
A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
5
A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
"Busy angels spread / The lasting roll, recording what we say."

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6
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude wordnet
7
Something which rolls.; A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
8
An official or public document; a register; a record.
"As to the rolls of parliament, viz. the entry of the several petitions, answers and transactions in parliament. Those are generally and successively extant of record in the Tower"
9
walking with a swaying gait wordnet
10
Something which rolls.; 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"
11
A catalogue or list, (especially) one kept for official purposes.
"The roll of solicitors contains the names of all admitted solicitors of a jurisdiction."
12
the act of throwing dice wordnet
13
A swagger or rolling gait.
14
A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.
"a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon"
15
anything rolled up in cylindrical form wordnet
16
A heavy, reverberatory sound.
"Hear the roll of cannon."
17
A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
18
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light wordnet
19
The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
20
A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
21
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) wordnet
22
The 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.
23
A part; an office; a duty; a role. obsolete
"THE Methods of Government and of Humane Society, muſt be Preſerv’d, where Every Man has his Roll, and his Station Aſſign’d him ; and it is not for One Man to break in upon the Province of Another."
24
a list of names wordnet
25
The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis.
26
A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.
"Parchement is sold by the dozen, and by the roll of five dozens."
27
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore wordnet
28
The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
"Calculate the roll of that aircraft."
29
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously wordnet
30
An 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."
31
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) wordnet
32
The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
"Make your roll."
33
rotary motion of an object around its own axis wordnet
34
A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (and especially in the phrase on a roll).
"He is on a roll tonight."
35
small rounded bread either plain or sweet wordnet
36
A training match for a fighting dog.
37
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) wordnet
38
An instance of the act of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted. US
"That was a good roll."
39
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) wordnet
40
The skill of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
"She has a bombproof roll."
41
Any of various financial instruments or transactions that involve opposite positions at different expiries, "rolling" a position from one expiry to another.
42
An operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
43
A 14-day deployment.

Verb

1
To 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. ergative
"To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel."
2
execute a roll, in tumbling wordnet
3
To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over. ergative
"To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball."
4
show certain properties when being rolled wordnet
5
To bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up. transitive
"To roll up the vase in bubble wrap."

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6
take the shape of a roll or cylinder wordnet
7
To drive, impel, or flow onward with a steady, wave-like motion. ergative, figuratively, sometimes
"This river will roll its waters to the ocean."
8
shape by rolling wordnet
9
To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out. ergative
"To roll forth someone's praises; to roll out sentences."
10
boil vigorously wordnet
11
To press, level, spread, or form with a roller or rollers. ergative
"to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails."
12
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ wordnet
13
To move upon rollers or wheels. ergative
"We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith."
14
flatten or spread with a roller wordnet
15
To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault. intransitive
16
arrange or coil around wordnet
17
To leave or begin a journey; sometimes with out. Canada, US, colloquial, intransitive
"I want to get there early; let's roll."
18
begin operating or running wordnet
19
To leave or begin a journey; sometimes with out.; To compete, especially with vigor. Canada, US, colloquial, intransitive
"OK guys, we're only down by two points. Let's roll!"
20
move by turning over or rotating wordnet
21
To leave or begin a journey; sometimes with out.; To walk, especially leisurely or idly; to stroll. Canada, US, colloquial, intransitive
"Let's roll around town on foot and see the sights."
22
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis wordnet
23
To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon. transitive
24
move, rock, or sway from side to side wordnet
25
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 such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
26
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment wordnet
27
To turn over in one's mind, as of deep thoughts; to (cause to) be considered thoroughly. ergative
"Here tell me, if thou darest, my conscious soul, what different sorrows did within thee roll?"
28
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle wordnet
29
To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation. US, intransitive, slang
"I was going to kick his ass, but he wasn't worth getting all worked up over; I don't roll like that."
30
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion wordnet
31
To throw dice.; To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total. intransitive, transitive
"If you roll doubles, you get an extra turn."
32
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound wordnet
33
To throw dice.; To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties. intransitive
"I'm gonna go and roll a new shaman tonight."
34
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity wordnet
35
To throw dice.; To generate a random number. intransitive
36
occur in soft rounded shapes wordnet
37
To perform an operation similar to a bit shift, but with the bit that "falls off the end" being wrapped around to the other end.
38
To rotate about the fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare pitch, yaw. intransitive
39
To rotate about the fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare pitch, yaw.; To travel by sailing. intransitive
"We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground, Rolling down to Old Maui"
40
To beat up; to assault. transitive
"Sometimes I'd roll a stray drunk, maybe steal a suitcase . . . anything so I could make it till morning"
41
To (cause to) betray secrets or testify for the prosecution. ergative, slang
"The feds rolled him by giving him a free pass for most of what he'd done."
42
To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy). intransitive, slang
"Cindy replied, “Wow, that’s great. Did you try E at those parties?” Steel said, “Oh yeah. I was rolling hard at the Willy Wonka party.”"
43
To (cause to) film. ambitransitive
"The cameras are rolling."
44
To slip past (a defender) with the ball. transitive
"So it was against the run of play that their London rivals took the lead two minutes before the interval through Drogba. He rolled William Gallas inside the area before flashing a stunning finish high past keeper Carlo Cudicini."
45
To have a rolling aspect. intransitive
"the hills rolled on"
46
To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise. intransitive
"The thunder rolled and the lightning flashed."
47
To utter with an alveolar trill. transitive
"Many languages roll their r's."
48
To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle). US, transitive
"The kids rolled the principal's house and yard."
49
To create a customized version of. transitive
"Let's go through and outline how you might roll a kernel for a networked Linux machine you are using as your desktop machine and a file server for a network of Windows and Mac machines."
50
To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines. transitive
51
To load ocean freight cargo onto a vessel other than the one it was meant to sail on. intransitive
"Containers will be rolled to another mother vessel."
52
To briskly arpeggiate (a chord), typically in an upward motion. transitive
53
To 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. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English rollen, partly from Old French roller, roler, röeler, röoler, from Medieval Latin rotulāre (“to roll; to revolve”), from Latin rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”); partly from Anglo-Latin rollāre, from the same ultimate source.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

From Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, role, roule, from Medieval Latin rotulus (“a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a paper or parchment rolled up”); as such, it is a doublet of role and rotulus.

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