• 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 Rolling 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; "his name was struck off the Rolls"
• 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; "wheels in axial rotation"
• small rounded bread either plain or sweet
• 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"
• a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
• execute a Roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts Rolled and jumped"
• show certain properties when being Rolled; "The carpet Rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco Rolls badly"
• take the shape of a Roll or cylinder; "the carpet Rolled out"; "Yarn Rolls well"
• shape by Rolling; "Roll a cigarette"
• boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water Rolled"
• pronounce with a Roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She Rolls her r''s"
• flatten or spread with a Roller; "Roll out the paper"
• wrap or coil around; "Roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"
• begin operating or running; "The cameras were Rolling"; "The presses are already Rolling"
• move by turning over or rotating; "The child Rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
• 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"
• move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship Rolled on the heavy seas"
• 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 ro
• move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President''s convoy Rolled past the crowds"
• move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves Rolled towards the beach"
• emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder Rolled"; "Rolling drums"
• sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
• occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills Rolled past"

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