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–verb (used without object)
1.to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
2.to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants.
3.to flow or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion, as water, waves, or smoke.
4.to extend in undulations, as land.
5.to elapse, pass, or move, as time (often fol. by on, away, or by).
6.to move as in a cycle (usually fol. by round or around): as soon as summer rolls round again.
7.to perform a periodical revolution in an orbit, as a heavenly body.
8.to emit or have a deep, prolonged sound, as thunder, drums, etc.
9.to trill, as a bird.
10.to revolve or turn over, once or repeatedly, as a wheel on an axis or a person or animal lying down.
11.to turn around in different directions or in a circle, as the eyes in their sockets.
12.(of a vessel)
a.to rock from side to side in open water. Compare heave (def. 14b), pitch1 (def. 20).
b.to sail with a side-to-side rocking motion.
13.to walk with a swinging or swaying gait.
14.Informal. to begin to move or operate; start; commence: Let's roll at sunrise.
15.Informal. to go forward or advance without restrictions or impediments: The economy is finally beginning to roll.
16.to curl up so as to form a tube or cylinder.
17.to admit of being formed into a tube or cylinder by curling up.
18.to be spread out after being curled up (usually fol. by out).
19.to spread out as under a roller: The paint rolls easily.
20.Aviation. (of an aircraft or rocket) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by rotation about its longitudinal axis.
–verb (used with object)
21.to cause to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a cask, a ball, or a hoop.
22.to move along on wheels or rollers; convey in a wheeled vehicle.
23.to drive, impel, or cause to flow onward with a sweeping or undulating motion: The wind rolled the waves high on the beach.
24.to utter or give forth with a full, flowing, continuous sound: rolling his orotund phrases.
25.to trill: to roll one's r's.
26.to cause to revolve or turn over or over and over: to roll oneself on one's face.
27.to cause to sway or rock from side to side, as a ship.
28.to wrap (something) around an axis, around upon itself, or into a cylindrical shape, ball, or the like: to roll string.
29.to make by forming a tube or cylinder: to roll a cigarette.
30.to spread out flat (something curled up) (often fol. by out): He rolled the map out on the table.
31.to wrap, enfold, or envelop, as in some covering: to roll a child in a blanket.
32.to spread out, level, smooth, compact, or the like, as with a rolling pin, roller, the hands, etc.: to roll dough; to roll a tennis court.
33.to form (metal) in a rolling mill.
34.to tumble (metal pieces and abrasives) in a box or barrel in such a way that their relative positions remain the same.
35.to beat (a drum) with rapid, continuous strokes.
36.(in certain games, as craps) to cast, or throw (dice).
37.Printing. to apply (ink) with a roller or series of rollers.
38.Slang. to rob, esp. by going through the pockets of a victim who is either asleep or drunk.
–noun
39.a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
40.a list, register, or catalog, esp. one containing the names of the persons belonging to a company, class, society, etc.
41.anything rolled up in a ringlike or cylindrical form: a roll of wire.
42.a number of papers or other items rolled up together.
43.a length of cloth, wallpaper, or the like, rolled up in cylindrical form (often forming a definite measure).
44.a cylindrical or rounded mass of something: rolls of fat.
45.some article of cylindrical or rounded form, as a molding.
46.a cylindrical piece upon which something is rolled along to facilitate moving.
47.a cylinder serving as a core upon which something is rolled up.
48.a roller with which something is spread out, leveled, crushed, smoothed, compacted, or the like.
49.Cookery.
a.thin cake spread with jelly or the like and rolled up.
b.a small cake of bread, originally and still often rolled or doubled on itself before baking.
c.meat rolled up and cooked.
50.the act or process or an instance of rolling.
51.undulation, as of a surface: the roll of a prairie.
52.a sonorous or rhythmical flow of words.
53.a deep, prolonged sound, as of thunder: the deep roll of a breaking wave.
54.the trill of certain birds, esp. of the roller canary.
55.the continuous sound of a drum rapidly beaten.
56.a rolling motion, as of a ship.
57.a rolling or swaying gait.
58.Aerospace.
a.a single, complete rotation of an airplane about the axis of the fuselage with little loss of altitude or change of direction.
b.(of an aircraft or rocket) the act of rolling.
c.the angular displacement caused by rolling.
59.Informal.
a.paper currency carried folded or rolled up: He took out an impressive roll and paid the check with a $100 bill.
b.bankroll; funds: People were encouraged to shoot their rolls on mining speculation.
60.(in various dice games)
a.a single cast of or turn at casting the dice.
b.the total number of pips or points made by a single cast; score or point.
—Verb phrases
61.roll back, to reduce (the price of a commodity, wages, etc.) to a former level, usually in response to government action.
62.roll in, Informal.
a.to luxuriate in; abound in: rolling in money.
b.to go to bed; retire: They would roll in later and later every night.
c.to mix and average the cost of (a higher-priced commodity or item) with that of a cheaper one so as to increase the retail price.
d.to add: Labor wants to roll in periodic increases with their wage demands.
e.to arrive, esp. in large numbers or quantity: When do my dividends start rolling in?
63.roll out,
a.to spread out or flatten: to roll out dough.
b.Informal. to arise from bed; get up: It was nearly impossible to roll out on the first day back after vacation.
c.Football. to execute a rollout.
d.Informal. to introduce; unveil: a TV advertising campaign to roll out the new car.
64.roll up,
a.to accumulate; collect: to roll up a large vote.
b.to increase.
c.to arrive in a conveyance: He rolled up to the front door in a chauffeur-driven limousine.
—Idioms
65.on a roll,
a.(in a gambling game) having a continuing winning streak.
b.enjoying continuing good luck or success: She's been on a roll since taking that course on sales techniques.
66.roll in the hay, Slang. an instance of sexual intercourse.
67.roll one's eyes, to turn one's eyes around in different directions or in a circle, esp. as an expression of disbelief, annoyance, or impatience: He rolled his eyes when he heard the stupid joke.
68.roll with the punches. punch1 (def. 16).
69.strike off or from the rolls, to remove from membership or practice, as to disbar: He will surely be struck off the rolls if this conduct continues.
[Origin: 1175–1225; (n.) (in senses referring to rolled or round objects) ME: scroll, inscribed scroll, register, cylindrical object < OF ro(u)lle < L rotulus, rotula small wheel, dim. of rota wheel (see rotate, -ule); (in senses referring to motion) deriv. of the v.; (v.) ME rollen < OF rol(l)er < VL *rotulare, deriv. of L rotulus, rotula]

—Related forms
roll·a·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 1. revolve, rotate. 3. wave, undulate. 4. undulate. 12. swing, tilt. 40. See list1. 47. spindle.
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roll    Audio Help   (rōl)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
    1. To travel or be carried in a vehicle.
    2. To be carried on a stream: The logs rolled down the cascading river.
    3. To start to move or operate: The press wouldn't roll.
    4. To work or succeed in a sustained way; gain momentum: The political campaign finally began to roll.
    1. To start to move or operate: The press wouldn't roll.
    2. 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 or as if 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. To take the shape of a ball or cylinder: Yarn rolls easily.
  17. To become flattened by or as if by pressure applied by a roller.
  18. To make a deep, prolonged, surging sound: Thunder rolled in the distance.
  19. To make a sustained trilling sound, as certain birds do.
  20. To beat a drum in a continuous series of short blows.
  21. To pour or flow in or as if in a continual stream: tourists rolling into the city.
  22. 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: roll up a poster.
    1. To envelop or enfold in a covering: roll dirty laundry in a sheet.
    2. 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.
    1. A small rounded portion of bread.
    2. A portion of food shaped like a tube with a filling.
  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 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.
  18. To reduce (prices or wages, for example) to a previous lower level.
  19. To cause to turn back or retreat.
  20. To get out of bed.
  21. Football To execute a rollout.
  22. To defer or postpone payment of (an obligation).
  23. To renegotiate the terms of (a financial deal).
  24. To reinvest (funds from a maturing security or from a tax-deferred account) into a similar security or account.
  25. To arrive in a vehicle.
  26. To accumulate; amass: rolled up quite a fortune.

Phrasal Verb(s):
roll back
  1. To reduce (prices or wages, for example) to a previous lower level.
  2. To cause to turn back or retreat.
roll out
  1. To get out of bed.
  2. Football To execute a rollout.
roll over
  1. 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 up
  1. To arrive in a vehicle.
  2. To accumulate; amass: rolled up quite a fortune.

Idiom(s):
on a roll Informal
Undergoing or experiencing sustained, even increasing good fortune or success: "The stock market's on a roll" (Karen Pennar).

Idiom(s):
roll in the hay Slang
Sexual intercourse.

Idiom(s):
roll the bones Games
To cast dice, especially in craps.

Idiom(s):
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.]

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roll  (n.)
c.1225, "rolled-up piece of parchment or paper," from O.Fr. rolle, from M.L. rotulus "a roll of paper," from L. rotula "small wheel," dim. of rota "wheel." Meaning "dough which is rolled before baking" is first recorded 1581. Meaning "quantity of paper money" is from 1846; sense of "quantity of (rolled) film" is from 1890. Meaning "act of sexual intercourse" is attested from 1942. The military roll-call is from 1775; rollback "reduction" is attested from 1942, Amer.Eng. Roll over "reinvest" is from 1957.

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roll  (v.)
c.1300 in intrans. sense of "to move by rotating;" c.1375 as "to move (something) by turning it over and over," from roll (n.).
"The rollyng stone neuer gatherth mosse." [John Heywood, "A dialogue conteinying the nomber in effect of all the proverbes in the Englishe tongue," 1546]
Of eyes, from 1513. Of a movie camera, "to start filming," from 1938. Sense of "to rob a stuporous drunk" is from 1873, from the action required to get to his pockets. To roll with the punches is a metaphor from boxing (1940). Rolling pin is recorded from 1497. Heads will roll is a Hitlerism:
"If our movement is victorious there will be a revolutionary tribunal which will punish the crimes of November 1918. Then decapitated heads will roll in the sand." [1930]

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roll

noun
1. rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation" [syn: 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 [syn: roller] 
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) [syn: coil] 
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" [syn: bankroll] 
7. small rounded bread either plain or sweet [syn: bun] 
8. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn: peal] 
9. the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously [syn: paradiddle] 
10. a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [syn: scroll] 
11. anything rolled up in cylindrical form 
12. the act of throwing dice [syn: cast] 
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) 

verb
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" [syn: wheel] 
3. occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past" 
4. flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper" [syn: roll out] 
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" [syn: wind] [ant: unroll] 
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 [syn: hustle] 
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" [syn: seethe] 
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" 

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roll1 [rəul] noun
anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc
Example: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll
Arabic: مِلَف أسْطُواني
Chinese (Simplified): 滚动
Chinese (Traditional): 滾動
Czech: role
Danish: rulle; -rulle
Dutch: rol
Estonian: rull
Finnish: rulla
French: rouleau
German: die Rolle
Greek: ρολό
Hungarian: tekercs
Icelandic: rúlla; strangi; spóla
Indonesian: gulungan
Japanese: 巻いたもの
Korean: 두루마리
Latvian: ritulis; rullis
Lithuanian: ritinys, rulonas
Norwegian: rull
Polish: rolka
Portuguese (Brazil): rolo
Portuguese (Portugal): rolo
Romanian: rulou, sul
Russian: рулон
Slovak: zvitok
Slovenian: zvitek
Spanish: rollo
Swedish: rulle
Turkish: top, rulo, makara
roll2 [rəul] noun
a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches
Example: a cheese roll
Arabic: رَغيف مُسْتَدير
Chinese (Simplified): 卷饼
Chinese (Traditional): 卷餅
Czech: rohlík, veka
Danish: bolle; -bolle
Dutch: broodje
Estonian: kukkel
Finnish: sämpylä
French: petit pain
German: die Roulade
Greek: ψωμάκι, φραντζολάκι
Hungarian: zsemle
Icelandic: rúnstykki, bolla
Indonesian: sejenis roti
Japanese: ロールパン
Korean: 롤빵
Latvian: maizīte
Lithuanian: bandelė
Norwegian: rundstykke; kuvertbrød
Polish: bułka
Portuguese (Brazil): pãozinho
Portuguese (Portugal): pãozinho
Romanian: franzeluţă
Russian: булочка
Slovak: rožok
Slovenian: žemljica
Spanish: panecillo
Swedish: småfranska, kuvertbröd
Turkish: (yuvarlak) sandviç ekmek
roll3 [rəul] noun
an act of rolling
Example: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.
Arabic: دَحْرَجَه
Chinese (Simplified): 滚
Chinese (Traditional): 滾
Czech: válení
Danish: rul
Dutch: het rollen
Estonian: rullumine, püherdamine
Finnish: kierintä
French: roulade
German: das Rollen
Greek: κύλισμα, στριφογύρισμα
Hungarian: hempergés
Icelandic: það að velta sér
Indonesian: berguling-guling
Japanese: ころがること
Korean: 구르기, 회전
Latvian: vāļāšanās; ripināšanās
Lithuanian: ritinėjimasis
Norwegian: rulling
Polish: tarzanie się
Portuguese (Brazil): enrodilhada
Portuguese (Portugal): viradela
Romanian: rostogolire
Russian: кувыркание
Slovak: váľanie
Slovenian: valjanje
Spanish: acción de revolcarse, *rodar
Swedish: rullning
Turkish: yuvarlanma
roll4 [rəul] noun
a ship's action of rocking from side to side
Example: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.
Arabic: تَمايُل
Chinese (Simplified): 摇晃
Chinese (Traditional): 搖晃
Czech: kymácení
Danish: rulning
Dutch: slingering
Estonian: rullamine
Finnish: keinahtelu
French: roulis
German: das Rollen
Greek: κούνημα
Hungarian: himbálódzás
Icelandic: veltingur
Indonesian: oleng
Japanese: 横揺れ
Korean: 흔들거림, 뒤뚱거림
Latvian: šūpošanās; zvalstīšanās
Lithuanian: sūpavimas
Norwegian: rulling
Polish: kołysanie
Portuguese (Brazil): balanço, jogo
Portuguese (Portugal): balanço
Romanian: (mişcare de) ruliu
Russian: качка
Slovak: knísanie
Slovenian: zibanje
Spanish: balanceo
Swedish: rullning, rullande
Turkish: sallanma, yalpalama
roll5 [rəul] noun
a long low sound
Example: the roll of thunder
Arabic: دَوي، قَصْف
Chinese (Simplified): 轰隆声
Chinese (Traditional): 轟隆聲
Czech: rachot
Danish: bulder
Dutch: gerommel
Estonian: mürin
Finnish: jyrinä
French: roulement
German: das Rollen
Greek: μπουμπουνητό
Hungarian: morajlás
Icelandic: druna
Indonesian: gelegar
Japanese: とどろき
Korean: (천둥·대포 등의) 울리는 소리
Latvian: duna; dārdi
Lithuanian: dundėjimas
Norwegian: rulling, rumling
Polish: grzmot
Portuguese (Brazil): rebôo
Portuguese (Portugal): trovão
Romanian: bubuit
Russian: раскат
Slovak: rachot
Slovenian: bobnenje
Spanish: retumbo, fragor
Swedish: muller, dunder
Turkish: gümbürtü, gürleme
roll6 [rəul] noun
a thick mass of flesh
Example: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.
Arabic: كُتْلَه
Chinese (Simplified): （人体）肉
Chinese (Traditional): (人體)肉
Czech: záhyb, fald
Danish: dælle
Dutch: laag
Estonian: rasvavolt
Finnish: makkarat
French: bourrelet
German: der Wulst
Greek: ποσότητα λίπους στο σώμα, δίπλα
Hungarian: zsírpárna
Icelandic: húðfelling, (fitu)keppur
Indonesian: gumpalan
Japanese: ぜい肉
Korean: 살덩어리
Latvian: kunkulis; pikucis
Lithuanian: rievė
Norwegian: (fett)valk, bilring
Polish: zwał
Portuguese (Brazil): rolo
Portuguese (Portugal): papo
Romanian: halcă
Russian: складки
Slovak: záhyb, fald
Slovenian: kolobar (sala)
Spanish: michelín
Swedish: valk
Turkish: kıvrım, topak
roll7 [rəul] noun
a series of quick beats (on a drum)
Arabic: قَرْع الطَّبْل
Chinese (Simplified): 快速击鼓声
Chinese (Traditional): 快速擊鼓聲
Czech: víření
Danish: trommehvirvel
Dutch: roffel
Estonian: põrin
Finnish: pärinä
French: roulement
German: der Trommelwirbel
Greek: τυμπανοκρουσία
Hungarian: dobpergés
Icelandic: léttur, hraður trumbusláttur
Indonesian: gerentang
Japanese: すり打ち
Korean: (북의) 연타
Latvian: (bungu) rīboņa
Lithuanian: tratėjimas
Norwegian: trommevirvel
Polish: werbel
Portuguese (Brazil): rufo
Portuguese (Portugal): rufo
Romanian: duruit
Russian: барабанная дробь
Slovak: vírenie
Slovenian: tuš (bobnanje)
Spanish: redoble
Swedish: virvel
Turkish: gümbürtü
roll1 [rəul] verb
to move by turning over like a wheel or ball
Example: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.
Arabic: يَتَدَحْرَج
Chinese (Simplified): 滚转
Chinese (Traditional): 滾轉
Czech: kutálet (se)
Danish: rulle; trille
Dutch: rollen
Estonian: veerema, veeretama
French: rouler
German: rollen
Greek: κυλώ, τσουλάω
Hungarian: gurul
Icelandic: rúlla, velta
Indonesian: menggelinding
Japanese: ころげる
Korean: 구르다, 회전하다; 굴리다
Latvian: ripināt; velt; ripināties; velties
Lithuanian: pa(si)risti, nusiristi
Norwegian: rulle
Polish: (po)toczyć (się)
Portuguese (Brazil): rolar
Portuguese (Portugal): rolar
Romanian: a (se) rostogoli
Russian: катиться
Slovak: (od)kotúľať (sa)
Slovenian: kotaliti (se)
Spanish: rodar
Swedish: rulla
Turkish: yuvarlanmak, tekerlenmek
roll2 [rəul] verb
to move on wheels, rollers etc
Example: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.
Arabic: يُدَحْرِج، يَتَدَحْرَج
Chinese (Simplified): 滚动
Chinese (Traditional): 滾動
Czech: valit (se)
Danish: rulle; trille
Dutch: rollen
Estonian: (rattal) sõitma
French: (faire) rouler
German: rollen
Greek: κυλώ πανω σε ρόδες
Hungarian: gördül
Icelandic: rúlla, velta
Indonesian: menggelindingkan
Japanese: ころがす
Korean: (차 등이) 구르다, 달리다; 달리게 하다
Latvian: ripināt
Lithuanian: risti(s), ridenti
Norwegian: trille
Polish: toczyć
Portuguese (Brazil): rolar
Portuguese (Portugal): rolar
Romanian: a se mişca, *a merge pe roţi
Russian: катиться
Slovak: viezť, ťahať
Slovenian: odkotaliti
Spanish: (hacer) rodar
Swedish: rulla
Turkish: yuvarlamak
roll3 [rəul] verb
to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding
Example: to roll the carpet back
Arabic: يَلُف
Chinese (Simplified): 卷成圆筒
Chinese (Traditional): 卷成圓筒
Czech: svinout
Danish: rulle
Dutch: oprollen
Estonian: rullima
French: (en)rouler
German: rollen
Greek: τυλίγω
Hungarian: (fel)göngyölít
Icelandic: vefja, vinda
Indonesian: menggulung
Japanese: 巻く
Korean: …을 말다, 감다
Latvian: satīt; saritināt
Lithuanian: (su)vynioti
Norwegian: rulle sammen, *opp
Polish: zwinąć (w rulon)
Portuguese (Brazil): enrolar
Portuguese (Portugal): enrolar
Romanian: a face sul
Russian: сворачивать
Slovak: zvinúť
Slovenian: zviti
Spanish: enrollar
Swedish: rulla
Turkish: dürmek, sarmak
roll4 [rəul] verb
(of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over
Example: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.
Arabic: يَقْلِب، يَبْرُم
Chinese (Simplified): 翻滚
Chinese (Traditional): 翻滾
Czech: převalit (se)
Danish: rulle
Dutch: wentelen
Estonian: ümber keerama, pöörama
French: rouler
German: rollen
Greek: γυρίζω από την άλλη μεριά
Hungarian: hempereg
Icelandic: velta (sér), snúa (sér) við
Indonesian: menggulingkan
Japanese: 寝返らせる
Korean: 굴리다; 뒹굴다
Latvian: velt; velties
Lithuanian: pa(si)versti, vartytis, voliotis
Norwegian: snu, rulle
Polish: przewrócić (się)
Portuguese (Brazil): virar(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal): virar(-se)
Romanian: a (se) întoarce
Russian: переворачиваться
Slovak: prevaliť (sa)
Slovenian: prevaliti (se)
Spanish: dar(se) la vuelta
Swedish: rulla
Turkish: dön(dür)mek
roll5 [rəul] verb
to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands
Example: He rolled the clay into a ball.
Arabic: يَلُف على شَكْل طابَه
Chinese (Simplified): 搓
Chinese (Traditional): 搓
Czech: uválet
Danish: forme
Dutch: oprollen
Estonian: voolima
French: rouler
German: rollen
Greek: δίνω σε κτ. το σχήμα μπάλας ή ρολού
Hungarian: sodor, gyúr
Icelandic: hnoða, rúlla
Indonesian: membentuk bola
Japanese: 丸める
Korean: 돌돌 말다
Latvian: saritināt; sarullēt
Lithuanian: suvolioti
Norwegian: rulle
Polish: rozwałkować, utoczyć
Portuguese (Brazil): enrolar
Portuguese (Portugal): moldar
Romanian: a face în formă de minge
Russian: скатывать
Slovak: vyváľať
Slovenian: svaljkati
Spanish: moldear
Swedish: rulla
Turkish: yuvarlamak
roll6 [rəul] verb
to cover with something by rolling
Example: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.
Arabic: يَلْتَف، يَتَدَثَّر
Chinese (Simplified): 裹
Chinese (Traditional): 裹
Czech: zabalit
Danish: rulle ind i
Dutch: wikkelen
Estonian: sisse keerama, rullima
French: enrouler
German: wälzen
Greek: τυλίγω
Hungarian: becsavar
Icelandic: vefja inn í
Indonesian: menggulung
Japanese: くるむ
Korean: …을 감싸다
Latvian: vīstīt
Lithuanian: susukti, suvynioti
Norwegian: rulle
Polish: zawinąć
Portuguese (Brazil): enrolar
Portuguese (Portugal): envolver
Romanian: a înfăşura
Russian: завёртывать
Slovak: zabaliť, zvinúť
Slovenian: zamotati
Spanish: envolver, liar
Swedish: rulla
Turkish: sarmak, örtmek
roll7 [rəul] verb
to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it
Example: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out)
Arabic: يُمَهِّد ، يُسَوّي
Chinese (Simplified): 轧
Chinese (Traditional): 軋
Czech: (u)válcovat, (vy)válet
Danish: tromle; rulle
Dutch: pletten
Estonian: rullima
French: rouler; étendre (au rouleau)
German: ausrollen
Greek: ανοίγω (φύλλο), ισοπεδώνω, στρώνω
Hungarian: hengerel; kinyújt
Icelandic: fletja út
Indonesian: menggilas
Japanese: 平にのばす
Korean: 롤러를 굴려 판판하게 하다
Latvian: nogludināt; izrullēt
Lithuanian: kočioti, voluoti
Norwegian: kjevle ut; rulle
Polish: walcować, wałkować
Portuguese (Brazil): alisar com rolo
Portuguese (Portugal): alisar com rolo
Romanian: a netezi; a întinde (cu un rulou)
Russian: укатывать;раскатывать
Slovak: (z)valcovať
Slovenian: valjati
Spanish: alisar, allanar; estirar
Swedish: välta, kavla
Turkish: açmak; tesviye etmek
roll8 [rəul] verb
(of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards
Example: The storm made the ship roll.
Arabic: يَتَمايَل
Chinese (Simplified): 摇晃
Chinese (Traditional): 搖晃
Czech: kymácet
Danish: rulle
Dutch: slingeren
Estonian: rullama
French: rouler
German: schlingern
Greek: κουνιέμαι πέρ δώθε (για πλοίο)
Hungarian: himbálódzik
Icelandic: velta
Indonesian: oleng
Japanese: 横揺れする
Korean: (배가) 좌우로 흔들리다
Latvian: šūpoties; zvalstīties
Lithuanian: sūpuotis
Norwegian: rulle, slingre
Polish: kołysanie się
Portuguese (Brazil): balançar
Portuguese (Portugal): balançar
Romanian: a se legăna
Russian: крениться
Slovak: kolísať sa
Slovenian: zibati (se)
Spanish: balancearse, mecerse
Swedish: rulla, gunga, kränga
Turkish: sallamak, yalpalamak
roll9 [rəul] verb
to make a series of low sounds
Example: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.
Arabic: يَقْصِف، يُدَوّي
Chinese (Simplified): 隆隆声
Chinese (Traditional): 隆隆聲
Czech: burácet, rachotit
Danish: buldre
Dutch: rommelen, roffelen
Estonian: müristama
French: gronder, rouler
German: grollen,wirbeln
Greek: μπουμπουνίζω
Hungarian: dörög
Icelandic: drynja
Indonesian: bergemuruh
Japanese: とどろく
Korean: 계속 울리다
Latvian: dunēt; dārdēt; rībēt
Lithuanian: dundėti, griaudėti
Norwegian: rulle
Polish: grzmieć
Portuguese (Brazil): reboar
Portuguese (Portugal): reboar
Romanian: a bubui; a durui
Russian: греметь
Slovak: burácať, rachotiť
Slovenian: bobneti
Spanish: retumbar; redoblar
Swedish: dundra, dåna, mullra
Turkish: gürlemek, gümbürdemek
roll10 [rəul] verb
to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc
Arabic: يُديرُ عَيْنَيْهِ، يُقَلِّب عَيْنَيْهِ
Chinese (Simplified): 眼睛骨碌碌转动
Chinese (Traditional): 眼睛骨碌碌轉動
Czech: vyvalit
Danish: rulle
Dutch: rollen
Estonian: (silmi) pööritama
French: rouler
German: rollen
Greek: κινώ κυκλικά τα μάτια μου (σε ένδειξη φόβου, έκπληξης κ
Hungarian: forgatja a szemét
Icelandic: ranghvolfa
Indonesian: memandang dengan waspada
Japanese: 目をぎょろつかせる
Korean: (눈알을) 희번덕거리다, 부라리다
Latvian: bolīt (acis)
Lithuanian: vartyti, išversti
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