roll
n 1: a complete turn; "the plane made three rotations before it
crashed" [syn: {rotation}, {revolution}, {gyration}]
2: a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls" [syn: {roster}]
3: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore [syn:
{roller}, {rolling wave}]
4: a roll of photographic film
5: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn:
{coil}, {whorl}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {ringlet}, {gyre}, {scroll}]
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) [syn: {peal}, {pealing},
{rolling}]
9: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly
and continuously [syn: {paradiddle}, {drum roll}]
10: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [syn: {scroll}]
11: a cylinder that revolves [syn: {roller}]
12: the act of throwing dice [syn: {cast}]
13: walking with a rolling 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)
v 1: to rotate or cause to rotate: "The child rolled down the
hill"; "She rolled the ball her eyes at his words" [syn:
{revolve}, {turn over}]
2: move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle [syn:
{wheel}]
3: occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past" [syn:
{undulate}]
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: wrap around, move around [syn: {wind}, {wrap}] [ant: {unwind}]
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
esp. underhanded activity [syn: {hustle}, {pluck}]
11: pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ "She rolls her
r's".
12: boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething" [syn: {seethe}]