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R0287400 (rōl)v. rolled, roll·ing, rolls v.intr.1. To move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.2. To travel or be moved on wheels or rollers: rolled down the sidewalk on their scooters.3. To travel around; wander: roll from town to town.4. a. To travel or be carried in a vehicle.b. To be carried on a stream: The logs rolled down the cascading river.5. a. To start to move or operate: The press wouldn't roll.b. To work or succeed in a sustained way; gain momentum: The political campaign finally began to roll.6. To go by; elapse: The days rolled along.7. To recur. Often used with around: Summer has rolled around again.8. To move in a periodic revolution, as a planet in its orbit.9. To turn over and over: The puppy rolled in the mud.10. To shift the gaze usually quickly and continually: The child's eyes rolled with fright.11. To turn around or revolve on an axis.12. To move or advance with a rising and falling motion; undulate: The waves rolled toward shore.13. To extend or appear to extend in gentle rises and falls: The dunes roll to the sea.14. To move or rock from side to side: The ship pitched and rolled in heavy seas.15. To walk with a swaying, unsteady motion.16. Slang To experience periodic rushes after taking an intoxicating drug, especially MDMA.17. To take the shape of a ball or cylinder: Yarn rolls easily.18. To become flattened by pressure applied by a roller.19. To make a deep, prolonged, surging sound: Thunder rolled in the distance.20. To make a sustained trilling sound, as certain birds do.21. To beat a drum in a continuous series of short blows.22. To pour, flow, or move in a continual stream: tourists rolling into the city.23. To enjoy ample amounts: rolled in the money.v.tr.1. To cause to move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.2. To move or push along on wheels or rollers: rolled the plane out of the hangar.3. To impel or send onward in a steady, swelling motion: The sea rolls its waves onto the sand.4. To impart a swaying, rocking motion to: Heavy seas rolled the ship.5. To turn around or partly turn around; rotate: rolled his head toward the door.6. To cause to begin moving or operating: roll the cameras; roll the presses.7. To extend or lay out: rolled out a long rope.8. To pronounce or utter with a trill: You must roll your r's in Spanish.9. To utter or emit in full, swelling tones.10. To beat (a drum) with a continuous series of short blows.11. To wrap (something) round and round upon itself or around something else. Often used with up: roll up a poster.12. a. To envelop or enfold in a covering: roll dirty laundry in a sheet.b. To make by shaping into a ball or cylinder: roll a cigarette.13. To spread, compress, or flatten by applying pressure with a roller: roll pastry dough.14. Printing To apply ink to (type) with a roller or rollers.15. Games To throw (dice), as in craps.16. Slang To rob (a drunken, sleeping, or otherwise helpless person).n.1. The act or an instance of rolling.2. Something rolled up: a roll of tape.3. A quantity, as of cloth or wallpaper, rolled into a cylinder and often considered as a unit of measure.4. A piece of parchment or paper that may be or is rolled up; a scroll.5. A register or a catalogue.6. A list of names of persons belonging to a group.7. A mass in cylindrical or rounded form: a roll of tobacco.8. a. A small loaf of bread, portioned for one individual and often served as a side dish or appetizer or used to make a sandwich.b. A portion of food wrapped around a filling: cinnamon roll; sushi roll.9. A rolling, swaying, or rocking motion.10. A gentle swell or undulation of a surface: the roll of the plains.11. A deep reverberation or rumble: the roll of thunder.12. A rapid succession of short sounds: the roll of a drum.13. A trill: the roll of his r's.14. A resonant, rhythmical flow of words.15. A roller, especially a cylinder on which to roll something up or with which to flatten something.16. a. An amount of rotation around a longitudinal axis, as of an aircraft or boat.b. A maneuver in which an airplane makes a single complete rotation about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude.17. Slang Money, especially a wad of paper money.Phrasal Verbs: roll back1. To reduce (prices or wages, for example) to a previous lower level.2. To cause to turn back or retreat. roll out1. To get out of bed.2. To initiate or produce for the first time; introduce: roll out a new product line.3. Football To execute a rollout. roll over1. To defer or postpone payment of (an obligation).2. To renegotiate the terms of (a financial deal).3. To reinvest (funds from a maturing security or from a tax-deferred account) into a similar security or account. roll up1. To arrive in a vehicle.2. To accumulate; amass: rolled up quite a fortune.3. To destroy or eliminate by military action: "Give him some infantry and he would roll up the enemy flank" (Brooks D. Simpson).Idioms: on a roll Informal Undergoing or experiencing sustained, even increasing good fortune or success: "The stock market's on a roll" (Karen Pennar). roll in the hay Slang Sexual intercourse. roll the bones Games To cast dice, especially in craps. roll with the punches Slang To cope with and withstand adversity, especially by being flexible.

[Middle English rollen, from Old French roler, from Vulgar Latin *rotulāre, from Latin rotula, diminutive of rota, wheel; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]

roll over

vb (adverb) 1. (intr) to overturn2. See roll¹⁷3. slang to surrender4. (tr) to allow (a loan, prize, etc) to continue in force for a further period n 5. a. an instance of such continuance of a loan, prize, etc b. (as modifier): a rollover jackpot. 6. an accident where a vehicle or boat overturns

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	roll over - make a rolling motion or turn; "The dog rolled over"somersault - do a somersaulttumble - roll over and over, back and forthturn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"welter - toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"
	2.	roll over - negociate to repay a loan at a later date for an additional fee; "roll over a loan"renegociate, renegotiate - revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor; "We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down"
	3.	roll over - re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security; "She rolled over her IRA"invest, commit, put, place - make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

Translations

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roll over

1. To move in a rolling motion on a surface, typically the ground. Look, I just taught my dog to roll over.2. To move a debt from one period of payment to another. Because you started your contract in the middle of the month, your usage thus far will roll over into next month's bill. They've agreed to roll over the debt to the next quarter.3. To take the profits from an investment and reinvest them into that or another investment. Each month, we roll over our dividends from the investment into a low-tax account that earns high monthly interest.4. To submit, acquiesce, or comply without any resistance or protest. Why do you just roll over and let the boss treat you so unfairly? You need to stand up for yourself!See also: over, roll

roll someone or something over

to turn someone or something over. Bobby rolled Billy over and began tickling him ruthlessly in the tummy. Mary rolled the stone over, hoping to find a snake underneath.See also: over, roll

roll something over

Fig. to renew a financial instrument as it expires. (See also something">roll over something.) Do you plan to roll this certificate of deposit over? Are you going to roll over your certificates of deposit?See also: over, roll

roll over something

[for something that rolls] to pass over something. The wheelbarrow rolled over the hose, making the water squirt off and on. After all the traffic had rolled over Timmy's ball, there was very little left to it.See also: over, roll

roll over

to turn over; to rotate one half turn. The old man rolled over and started snoring again. Please roll over and give me some more space in the bed.See also: over, roll

roll over

Reinvest profits from one investment back into that investment or into another, as in Our broker advised us to roll over the proceeds into a tax shelter. [Mid-1900s] See also: over, roll

roll over

v.1. To shift one's position by turning from one side to the other: The dog rolled over on the carpet.2. To shift the position of someone or something by turning from one side to the other: We rolled over the rug in order to move the furniture. The toddler rolled the ball over to me.3. To defer or postpone payment of an obligation: The bank says it will roll over our debt until next year. They couldn't pay the bill, so the agency agreed to roll it over until the following month.4. To reinvest funds from a maturing security or from a tax-deferred account into a similar security or account: When I left my job, I rolled over my 401K account into an IRA. If you roll the money over into an IRA, you can defer your taxes until after you retire.5. To consent or comply passively or without protest; acquiesce: You shouldn't just roll over and give in when your kids want something!See also: over, roll

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verb make a rolling motion or turn

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verb negociate to repay a loan at a later date for an additional fee

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