roll
/ɹoʊl/ noun A2- That which is rolled up. · a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.
- A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
- An official or public document; a register; a record.
- A catalogue or list, (especially) one kept for official purposes. · The roll of solicitors contains the names of all admitted solicitors of a jurisdiction.
- A food preparation comprising one or more ingredients wrapped in, e.g., flatbread, lettuce leaf, etc.
- A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form. · a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon
- A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
- A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
Plural rolls
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- roll about To laugh very heartily.
- roll around To move about on the ground while rotating and turning on...
- roll away To move or spray away suddenly, as from being kicked, ear...
- roll back To return to a prior state.
- roll down Synonym of wind down.
- roll forward To extend a condition, investment, position or benefit in...
- roll in To arrive casually at a place.
- roll off To spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or...
- roll on To pass; to go on; to elapse.
- roll out To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to l...
- roll over To make a rolling motion or turn.
- roll up To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumu...
From the library
The carriage continued to roll on with frightful speed.
It was some time before the Cowardly Lion awakened, for he had lain among the poppies a long while, breathing in their deadly fragrance; but when he did open his eyes and roll off the truck he was very glad to find himself still alive.
And if he is the great Head, he will be at my mercy; for I will roll this head all about the room until he promises to give us what we desire.
Villefort’s impatience during this scene made the perspiration roll from his forehead, and Franz was stupefied.
Other matches
- roll To revolve by turning over and over B2
- roll The act or result of rolling, or state of being... C2
- roll about To laugh very heartily.
- roll around To move about on the ground while rotating and ...
- roll away To move or spray away suddenly, as from being k...
- roll back To return to a prior state.
- roll down Synonym of wind down.
- roll forward To extend a condition, investment, position or ...
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