Roll - Definition

n 1: rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in
axial rotation" [syn: axial rotation, axial motion,
roll]
2: a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls" [syn:
roll, roster]
3: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore [syn:
roller, roll, rolling wave]
4: photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it
from light
5: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as
formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: coil, whorl,
roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll]
6: 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" [syn: bankroll, roll]
7: small rounded bread either plain or sweet [syn: bun,
roll]
8: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn:
peal, pealing, roll, rolling]
9: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly
and continuously [syn: paradiddle, roll, drum roll]
10: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [syn:
scroll, roll]
11: anything rolled up in cylindrical form
12: the act of throwing dice [syn: cast, roll]
13: walking with a swaying gait
14: a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal
axis without changing direction or losing altitude
15: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) [syn:
roll, bowl]
v 1: move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down
the hill"; "turn over on your left side" [syn: roll,
turn over]
2: move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The
President's convoy rolled past the crowds" [syn: wheel,
roll]
3: occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past" [syn:
roll, undulate]
4: flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper" [syn:
roll out, roll]
5: emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating
sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
6: arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your
finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped
her arms around the child" [syn: wind, wrap, roll,
twine] [ant: unroll, unwind, wind off]
7: begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The
presses are already rolling"
8: shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"
9: execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
10: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and
especially underhanded activity [syn: hustle, pluck,
roll]
11: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;
"The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the
beach" [syn: roll, undulate, flap, wave]
12: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in
search of food or employment; "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"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: roll,
wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast,
ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond]
13: move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on
the heavy seas"
14: cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as
if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their
eyes at his words" [syn: roll, revolve]
15: pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her
r's"
16: boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water
rolled" [syn: seethe, roll]
17: take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled
out"; "Yarn rolls well"
18: show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls
unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly" [syn: roll,
roll up]