Definitions For Roll

noun

• The act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
• A flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
• Walking with a swaying gait
• The act of throwing dice
• Anything rolled up in cylindrical form
• Photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
• A document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
• A list of names
• A long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
• The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
• A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
• Rotary motion of an object around its own axis
• Small rounded bread either plain or sweet
• A roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
• A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
• To move across the ground or another surface by turning over and over
• To turn over one or more times
• To move smoothly on wheels

verb

• Execute a roll, in tumbling
• Show certain properties when being rolled
• Take the shape of a roll or cylinder
• Shape by rolling
• Boil vigorously
• Pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
• Flatten or spread with a roller
• Arrange or or coil around
• Begin operating or running
• Move by turning over or rotating
• Cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
• Move, rock, or sway from side to side
• Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
• Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
• Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
• Emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
• Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
• Occur in soft rounded shapes