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Roll 1Definition: To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.
Roll 2Definition: To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or putty into a ball. Roll 3Definition: To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; often with up; as, to roll up a parcel. Roll 4Definition: To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean. Roll 5Definition: To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails, etc. Roll 6Definition: To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels. Roll 7Definition: To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon. Roll 8Definition: 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 suck manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal. Roll 9Definition: To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane. Roll 10Definition: To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the street. Roll 11Definition: To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well. Roll 12Definition: To fall or tumble; with over; as, a stream rolls over a precipice. Roll 13Definition: To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away. Roll 14Definition: To turn; to move circularly. Roll 15Definition: To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression. Roll 16Definition: To incline first to one side, then to the other; to rock; as, there is a great difference in ships about rolling; in a general semse, to be tossed about. Roll 17Definition: To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to wallow; as, a horse rolls. Roll 18Definition: To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste rolls well. Roll 19Definition: To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear. Roll 20Definition: To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder rolls. Roll 21Definition: The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the roll of waves. Roll 22Definition: That which rolls; a roller. Roll 23Definition: A heavy cylinder used to break clods. Roll 24Definition: One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill; as, to pass rails through the rolls. Roll 25Definition: That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc. Roll 26Definition: A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll. Roll 27Definition: Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list. Roll 28Definition: A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon. Roll 29Definition: A cylindrical twist of tobacco. Roll 30Definition: A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself. Roll 31Definition: The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching. Roll 32Definition: A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or of thunder. Roll 33Definition: The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear. Roll 34Definition: Part; office; duty; role. roll 35Definition: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) roll 36Definition: a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude roll 37Definition: walking with a rolling gait roll 38Definition: the act of throwing dice roll 39Definition: anything rolled up in cylindrical form roll 40Definition: photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light roll 41Definition: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) roll 42Definition: a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls" roll 43Definition: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore roll 44Definition: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously roll 45Definition: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) roll 46Definition: rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation" roll 47Definition: small rounded bread either plain or sweet roll 48Definition: 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" roll 49Definition: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles roll 50Definition: execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped" roll 51Definition: show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly" roll 52Definition: take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well" roll 53Definition: shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette" roll 54Definition: boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled" roll 55Definition: pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r''s" roll 56Definition: flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper" roll 57Definition: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" roll 58Definition: begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling" roll 59Definition: move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side" roll 60Definition: 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" roll 61Definition: move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas" roll 62Definition: 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 ro roll 63Definition: move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President''s convoy rolled past the crowds" roll 64Definition: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" roll 65Definition: emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums" roll 66Definition: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity roll 67Definition: occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past"
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