Meaning & Definition of Roll in English

1. Rotary motion of an object around its own axis

• "Wheels in axial rotation"

2. A list of names

• "His name was struck off the rolls"

3. A long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

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)

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"

7. Small rounded bread either plain or sweet

8. A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

9. The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

10. A document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

11. Anything rolled up in cylindrical form

12. The act of throwing dice

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)

1. Move by turning over or rotating

• "The child rolled down the hill"

• "Turn over on your left side"

2. Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle

• "The president's convoy rolled past the crowds"

3. Occur in soft rounded shapes

• "The hills rolled past"

4. Flatten or spread with a roller

• "Roll out the paper"

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"

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

11. Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

• "The curtains undulated"

• "The waves rolled towards the beach"

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"

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"

15. Pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/

• "She rolls her r's"

16. Boil vigorously

• "The liquid was seething"

• "The water rolled"

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"