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un·roll
[uhn-rohl] Pronunciation Key
[uhn-rohl] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled): to unroll a bolt of fabric. |
| 2. | to lay open; display; reveal. |
| 3. | Obsolete. to strike from a roll or register. |
| 4. | to become unrolled or spread out: The scrolls unroll easily. |
| 5. | to become continuously visible or apparent: The landscape unrolled before our eyes. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| un·roll
(ŭn-rōl') Pronunciation Key
v. un·rolled, un·roll·ing, un·rolls v. tr.
v. intr. To become unrolled. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| unroll | |
verb | |
| 1. | reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn" [syn: unwind] [ant: roll] |
| 2. | unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner" [syn: unfurl] [ant: roll up] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Unroll
Un*roll"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + roll.] [Written also unrol.]1. To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth; to unroll a banner. 2. To display; to reveal. --Dryden. 3. To remove from a roll or register, as a name. If I make not this cheat bring out another . . . let me be unrolled and my name put in the book of virtue! --Shak.
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