axial rotation, axial motion, roll -- (rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation")
roll, roster -- (a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls")
roller, roll, rolling wave -- (a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore)
roll -- (photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light)
coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll -- (a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals))
bankroll, roll -- (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")
bun, roll -- (small rounded bread either plain or sweet)
peal, pealing, roll, rolling -- (a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells))
paradiddle, roll, drum roll -- (the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously)
scroll, roll -- (a document that can be rolled up (as for storage))
roll -- (a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude)
roll, bowl -- (the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling))
Overview of verb roll
The verb roll has 18 senses
roll, turn over -- (move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side")
wheel, roll -- (move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds")
roll, undulate -- (occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past")
roll out, roll -- (flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper")
roll -- (emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums")
wind, wrap, roll, twine -- (arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child")
roll -- (begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling")
roll -- (shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette")
roll -- (execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped")
hustle, pluck, roll -- (sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity)
roll, undulate, flap, wave -- (move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach")
roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond -- (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 rolled from town to town")
roll -- (move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas")
roll, revolve -- (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")
roll -- (pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's")
seethe, roll -- (boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled")
roll -- (take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well")
roll, roll up -- (show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly")
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