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- n rotary motion of an object around its own axis
- n a list of names
his name was struck off the rolls - n a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
- n photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
- n a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- n 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 - n small rounded bread either plain or sweet
- n a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- n the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
- n a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
- n anything rolled up in cylindrical form
- n the act of throwing dice
- n walking with a swaying gait
- n a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
- n the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- v move by turning over or rotating
The child rolled down the hill - v move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
The President's convoy rolled past the crowds - v occur in soft rounded shapes
The hills rolled past - v flatten or spread with a roller
roll out the paper - v emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
The thunder rolled
rolling drums - v arrange or or coil around
roll your hair around your finger - v begin operating or running
The cameras were rolling
The presses are already rolling - v shape by rolling
roll a cigarette - v execute a roll, in tumbling
The gymnasts rolled and jumped - v sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
- v move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
the waves rolled towards the beach - v move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
They rolled from town to town - v move, rock, or sway from side to side
The ship rolled on the heavy seas - v 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 - v pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
She rolls her r's - v boil vigorously
The water rolled - v take the shape of a roll or cylinder
the carpet rolled out
Yarn rolls well - v show certain properties when being rolled
The carpet rolls unevenly
dried-out tobacco rolls badly
- The original song they recorded, Rocket 88, may well have been the first rock n roll record, and in the years that followed, innumerable music reference sources, from The New .
- It's the composer at the keyboard on a new, high-tech recording of 12 of his best pieces, originally cut as piano rolls.
- The chances of a 154-roll craps game are near-impossible --.