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Definition:

  1. [noun] rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"
    Synonyms: axial rotation, axial motion

  2. [noun] a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls"
    Synonyms: roster

  3. [noun] a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
    Synonyms: er, ing wave

  4. [noun] photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light

  5. [noun] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
    Synonyms: coil, whorl, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, sc

  6. [noun] 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"
    Synonyms: bank

  7. [noun] small rounded bread either plain or sweet
    Synonyms: bun

  8. [noun] a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
    Synonyms: peal, pealing, ing

  9. [noun] the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
    Synonyms: paradiddle, drum

  10. [noun] a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
    Synonyms: sc

  11. [noun] anything rolled up in cylindrical form

  12. [noun] the act of throwing dice
    Synonyms: cast

  13. [noun] walking with a rolling gait

  14. [noun] a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude

  15. [noun] the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

  16. [verb] move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
    Synonyms: turn over

  17. [verb] move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
    Synonyms: wheel

  18. [verb] occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past"
    Synonyms: undulate

  19. [verb] flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"
    Synonyms: out

  20. [verb] emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"

  21. [verb] wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"
    Synonyms: wind, wrap, twine

  22. [verb] begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"

  23. [verb] shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"

  24. [verb] execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"

  25. [verb] sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
    Synonyms: hustle, pluck

  26. [verb] move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
    Synonyms: undulate, flap, wave

  27. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond

  28. [verb] move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"

  29. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: revolve

  30. [verb] pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"

  31. [verb] boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"
    Synonyms: seethe

  32. [verb] take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well"

  33. [verb] show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"
    Synonyms: up

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