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[ verb ] to rotate or cause to rotate

Synonyms

turn_over revolve

Examples

: "The child rolled down the hill" "She rolled the ball" "They rolled their eyes at his words" "turn over to your left side"

Used in print

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

This used_to be part of every child 's bag_of_tricks , but few children can do it today ; some are actually incapable of rolling forward and are completely confused when not sitting or standing upright .

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

Then during washing , the greasy soil rolls back at the edges so that emulsified droplets can disengage themselves from the sorbed oil mass , with the aid of mechanical action , and enter the aqueous phase .

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

At the slope 's base coils of concertina stretched out_of eye range like a wild tangle of children 's hoops , stopped simultaneously , weirdly poised as if awaiting the magic of the child 's touch to start them all rolling again .

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

Below the moon_splashed world rolled away to insurmountable white peaks ; above him the deep blue sky glittered with stars .

Dice rolled , prostitutes plied their trade , thieves stole , murderers stabbed , and the ungodly blasphemed .

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[ verb ] move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle

Synonyms

wheel

Examples

"The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"

Used in print

(San Francisco Chronicle,...)

The World_War 2 , German bomber rolled down a runway and took_off .

("National Affairs"...)

At 12 : 50 p. m. a ramp was rolled up to the plane .

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[ verb ] occur in soft rounded shapes

Synonyms

undulate

Examples

"The hills rolled past"

Used in print

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

An area on the coast may have relaxing views of the surf rolling in on a beach .

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

Abel sat and regarded the farm country which , spreading_out from both sides of the road , rolled greenly up to where the silent white houses and long barns and silos nested into the tilled fields .

Related terms

coil

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[ verb ] flatten or spread with a roller

Synonyms

roll_out

Examples

"roll out the paper"

Used in print

(McCall's Needlework and Crafts, Spring-Summer,...)

Roll clay to thickness indicated in individual instructions .

Clay was rolled to 1 4 '' thickness .

( opposite page , bottom ) : White clay was used , rolled to 1 4 '' thickness .

( opposite page , top left ) : Red_clay was used , rolled 1 2 '' thick .

Use white or buff clay , rolled to 3 16 '' thickness .

Related terms

flatten cog mill coil

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[ verb ] wrap or coil around

Synonyms

wrap wind twine

Examples

"roll your hair around your finger" "Twine the thread around the spool"

Used in print

(1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)

During the discharge the magnetic_forces set_up by the passage of current cause the edges of the foil to roll inward toward its center_line , thus allowing light to pass into the camera .

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[ noun ] a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

Examples

"the plane made three rotations before it crashed" "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"

Used in print

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

The last essential to the beginner 's gymnastic program is the somersault , or forward roll .

For most small children , learning a forward roll is simply a matter of copying another child who can .

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[ noun ] a list of names

Synonyms

roster

Examples

"his name was struck off the rolls"

Used in print

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

As it affects the city 's fiscal situation , such an interchange is ruinous ; it removes forever from the tax rolls property which should be taxed to pay for the city services .

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[ noun ] rotary motion of an object around its own axis

Examples

"wheels in axial rotation"

Related terms

rotation wallow wheel wind

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[ verb ] emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound

Examples

"The thunder rolled" "rolling drums"

Used in print

(Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)

The roar of Palmer 's gallery as he sank a thrilling putt would roll out across the parklike landscape of Augusta , only to be answered moments later by the roar of Player 's gallery for a similar triumph .

Related terms

go paradiddle

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[ noun ] a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

Synonyms

rolling_wave roller

Used in print

(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)

A sharp tremor was followed by a jerky roll .

Related terms

wave undulate

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[ noun ] (photography) photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light

Used in print

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

Rudyard_Kipling 's scorn for the `` jargon '' of psychical research was altered somewhat when he wondered `` how , or why , had I been shown an unreleased roll of my life film '' ?

Related terms

film

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[ verb ] begin operating or running

Examples

"The cameras were rolling" "The presses are already rolling"

Used in print

(Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)

The water in Thor 's big swimming_pool had been covered with a blanket of thick , foamy soapsuds - fashioned , of_course , from ZING - Joyce had dived from the board into the pool , then swirled and cavorted in her luxurious `` bath '' while cameras rolled .

Related terms

go

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[ verb ] execute a roll, in tumbling

Examples

"The gymnasts rolled and jumped"

Used in print

(James D. Horan, The Shadow Catcher....)

Although my shot killed his horse , he rolled off the bale on top of me .

Related terms

tumble axial_motion

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[ verb ] shape by rolling

Examples

"roll a cigarette"

Used in print

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

They got tin cups of coffee from the big pot on the coosie 's fire , rolled and lighted brown paper cigarettes , lounged_about .

Related terms

shape coil

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[ verb ] move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

Synonyms

flap wave undulate

Examples

"The curtains undulated" "the waves rolled towards the beach"

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[ verb ] move, rock, or sway from side to side

Examples

"The ship rolled on the heavy seas"

Related terms

rock

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[ verb ] move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

Examples

"The gypsies roamed the woods" "roving vagabonds" "the wandering Jew" "The cattle roam across the prairie" "the laborers drift from one town to the next"

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[ verb ] (phonetics) pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ "She rolls her r's".

Related terms

pronounce

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[ verb ] boil vigorously

Synonyms

seethe

Examples

"The liquid was seething" "The water rolled"

Related terms

churn

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[ noun ] (games) the act of throwing dice

Synonyms

cast

Related terms

throw natural craps

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[ noun ] a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

Synonyms

pealing peal rolling

Related terms

sound ring toll

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[ noun ] the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

Related terms

sound

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[ noun ] (transportation) a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
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[ verb ] (criminal law) sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and esp. underhanded activity

Synonyms

pluck hustle

Related terms

steal streetwalker

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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) small rounded bread either plain or sweet

Synonyms

bun

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[ noun ] a cylinder that revolves

Synonyms

roller

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[ noun ] anything rolled up in cylindrical form

Related terms

cylinder rouleau rouleau bolt

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[ noun ] a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)

Synonyms

bankroll

Examples

"he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"

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[ verb ] take the shape of a roll or cylinder

Examples

"the carpet rolled out" "Yarn rolls well"

Related terms

change_shape

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[ verb ] show certain properties when being rolled

Synonyms

roll_up

Examples

"The carpet rolls unevenly" "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"

Related terms

change roll_up roll_up

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[ noun ] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
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[ noun ] (writing) a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

Synonyms

scroll

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[ noun ] walking with a rolling gait

Related terms

gait

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6019
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[ noun ] the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

Related terms

propulsion bowling

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