roll /rōl/

1. A scroll
2. A sheet of paper, parchment, cloth or other material bent spirally upon itself into a nearly cylindrical form
3. A document in such form
4. A register
5. A list, esp of names
6. A supply of money, esp a wad of notes rolled together (N American and Aust)
7. A spirally wound cake, or one of dough turned over to enclose other material
8. A small, individually-baked portion of bread formed into any of various shapes, that can be cut open and filled with other foods, preserves, etc
9. A revolving cylinder
10. A roller
11. A more or less cylindrical package, mass or pad
12. A cylindrical moulding
13. A volute
14. A bookbinder's tool with a small wheel for impressing designs
15. A part turned over in a curve
16. An act of rolling
17. A swaying about an axis in the direction of motion
18. A full rotation about an axis in the direction of motion, as an aeronautical manoeuvre
19. A continuous reverberatory or trilling sound
20. A pattern of drumming
21. An undulation
22. A wavelike flow

1. To move like a ball, a wheel, a wheeled vehicle or a passenger in one
2. To perform revolutions
3. To sway on an axis in the direction of motion
4. To turn over or from side to side
5. To swagger
6. To wallow
7. To go with a roll
8. To move in, on, or like waves
9. To flow
10. To undulate
11. To wander
12. To sound with a roll
13. To use a roller
14. To curl
15. To start
16. To get under way
17. To start operating
18. To make progress

1. To cause to roll
2. To turn on an axis
3. (of the eyes) to move with a circular sweep
4. To wrap round on itself
5. To enwrap
6. To curl or to wind
7. To drive forward
8. To move upon wheels
9. To press, flatten, spread out, thin or smooth with a roller or between rollers
10. To round by attrition
11. To beat (a drum) rapidly
12. To rumble
13. To peal
14. To trill
15. To pour in waves
16. To wind (a clock; Scot)
17. To attack and rob (slang)
18. To rob (someone who is helpless, esp drunk or asleep; N American and NZ sl)
19. To have sexual intercourse with (slang, esp N American)

rollˈable adjective

rolled adjective

rollˈer noun

1. A person or thing that rolls
2. A revolving or rolling cylinder
3. A contrivance including a heavy cylinder or cylinders for flattening roads or turf
4. A long, coiled-up bandage (roller bandage)
5. A strap buckled round a horse to keep its blanket in place
6. A long heavy sea wave
7. A small solid wheel
8. A cylinder on which hair is wound to curl it
9. A kind of tumbler pigeon
10. A bird (genus Coracias) of a family related to the kingfishers, with a habit of flight like a tumbler pigeon (Ger Roller)
11. A kind of canary with a soft trilling song
12. A Rolls-Royce car (informal)

Relating to, performed or carried out on roller skates

rollˈing noun adjective

1. (of landscape) characterized by a gentle undulation
2. Extremely rich (slang)
3. Staggering with drunkenness (slang)
4. (of a contract, etc) subject to periodic review
5. Occurring in different places in succession
6. (of planned events, etc) organized to take place successively, on a relay or rota system, with a steadily maintained or escalating effect

rollˈ-about adjective

Podgy

rollˈaway noun

A bed mounted on rollers so as to be easily moved, stored away, etc

rollˈback noun

A decrease, esp in wages, prices, etc

rollˈbar noun

A metal bar that strengthens the frame of a vehicle, lessening the danger to the occupants if the vehicle overturns

rollˈ-call noun

The calling of a list of names, to ascertain attendance

rollˈcollar noun

A collar of a garment turned back in a curve

rolled gold noun

Metal coated with gold rolled very thin

rolled oats plural noun

Oats which have been husked, steamed and flattened with rollers, used esp to make porridge

rollˈerball noun

A pen having a moving ball as a writing point

roller bearing noun

A bearing consisting of two races between which a number of parallel or tapered rollers are located, usu in a cage, suitable for heavier loads than ball-bearings

Rollˈerblade® or rollˈerblade noun

A type of roller skate with wheels set in a line resembling the blade of an ice skate (also intransitive verb)

rollˈerblader noun

rollˈerblading noun

rollˈerblind noun

A window screen on a roller

rollˈercoaster noun

1. A type of switchback railway popular at carnivals, etc, along which people ride in open cars at great speed
2. An action or process moving at great speed and seemingly unstoppable
3. A series of unexpected changes of fortune or emotional swings

transitive verb

To direct or cause to move with great speed, esp in a set direction

roller derby noun

A speed skating race on roller skates

roller hockey noun

A form of hockey played by teams on roller skates

roller skate noun

A skate with four wheels instead of a blade, set at the corners of the shoe

rollˈer-skate intransitive verb

To move, dance, etc on roller skates

rollˈer-skater noun

rollˈer-skating noun

roller towel noun

A continuous towel on a roller

rolling hitch noun

A hitch knot used for fastening one rope to another or to a spar

rolling launch noun (marketing)

The gradual introduction of a new product or service onto the market

rolling mill noun

A factory or machine for rolling metal into various shapes between rolls

rolling news noun

The continuous broadcasting of news information, usu on a twenty-four-hour basis

rolling pin noun

A cylinder pushed between the hands for rolling out dough, etc

rolling stock noun

1. The stock or store of engines and vehicles that run upon a railway
2. The stock of vehicles of a trucking company (US)

rolling stone noun see phrases below.

rolling strike noun

A strike by several groups of workers in succession, so that not all of them are on strike at any one time

rollˈ-neck adjective

(of a jersey, etc) having a high neck which is made to be folded over loosely on itself

rollˈ-off adjective

Denoting a frequency at which the response of an amplifier or filter is three decibels below maximum

rollˈ-on adjective

1. (of a deodorant, etc) contained in a bottle which has a rotating ball in its neck, by means of which the liquid is applied to the skin
2. (of a boat, etc) roll-on roll-off

noun

1. A roll-on deodorant, etc
2. A corset that fits on by stretching

roll-on roll-off noun and adjective

(a ferry-boat, cargo boat, or ferry or cargo service) designed to allow goods vehicles to embark and disembark without unloading and passenger traffic to drive straight on and off

rollˈout noun

1. The first public display of a prototype of an aircraft
2. The public launch or announcement of a new product or service (figurative)
3. That part of an aeroplane's landing during which it slows down after touch-down

rollˈover noun

1. The deferring of a payment to later time
2. (also mouseˈover) an explanatory message or image that is displayed when the cursor rests over a certain point on a computer screen

rollˈ-top adjective

(of a desk) having a flexible cover of slats that rolls up

rollˈ-up adjective

Suitable for rolling up

noun

1. An accumulator bet
2. A hand-rolled cigarette (informal)
3. Attendance, turn-out (Aust)

roll-up fund noun

An offshore fund which returns interest earned from bank deposits back into the fund rather than paying it out to investors, so avoiding incurring income tax

a rolling stone gathers no moss

A wandering person does not grow rich, but is free from responsibilities and ties

be rolling in

To have large amounts of (eg money)

heads will roll

Severe punishments will be meted out, esp loss of status or office

Master of the Rolls

Head of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal (for England and Wales), formerly head of the Public Record Office, orig custodian of the court records (rolls)

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