Roll | Mean of roll in English Dictionary

/ˈroʊl/

• Verb
• to move across the ground or another surface by turning over and over
1. The children rolled down the hill.
2. The ball rolled slowly to a stop.
3. She rolled the dice.
4. He rolled the ball to me. = He rolled me the ball.
• to turn over one or more times
1. He rolled (over) onto his back.
2. The pigs roll (around) in the mud to keep cool.
3. The car rolled (over) into the ditch.
4. Roll the chicken wings in the batter.
5. The paramedics rolled him onto the gurney.
6. (US) He rolled his car in the accident.
• to move smoothly on wheels
1. The car rolled slowly to a stop.
2. A police car rolled up next to us.
3. The children rolled the toy car to each other.
4. The patient was rolled into the emergency room.

• to move in a smooth, continuous way
1. We left the movie theater as the final credits rolled. [=were moving across the screen]
2. The fog soon rolled away.
3. The clouds rolled past.
• to form (something) into the shape of a ball or tube
1. She rolled the dough into a ball.
2. He rolled up the newspaper and swatted the fly.
• to put (something) inside a tube
1. He rolled the coins.
• to wrap up (something or someone) in a way that forms the shape of a tube
1. He rolls his own cigarettes.
2. She rolled up the meat in a tortilla.
3. He lay there snugly rolled up in blankets.
• to form your body into a ball
1. He lay down on the bed and rolled [=curled] up (into a ball).
2. He rolled himself up (into a ball).
• to make (something) smooth, even, or flat with a special tool (called a roller or rolling pin)
1. She rolled (out) the dough.
2. He rolled the clay flat.
3. rolled steel/oats
• to spread (something) on a surface with a special tool (called a roller)
1. She rolled the paint on (the wall).
• to move forward along the normal course of time
1. The days rolled [=passed] quickly by.
2. It got hotter as the day rolled on/along.
• to move or lean from side to side
1. The ship heaved and rolled in the storm.
2. He walked with a rolling gait.
• to make a deep, continuous sound
1. Thunder rolled in the distance.
2. rolling thunder
• to make a continuous, quick, beating sound
1. The drums rolled.
• to operate (something, such as a movie camera)
1. Roll the cameras when I say “action.”
2. The camera was not rolling [=filming] at the time.
• to have a series of successes
1. The team rolled through the play-offs.
• to cause (your eyes) to look up toward the sky in an expression which shows that you think someone or something is foolish or annoying
1. He rolled his eyes at her suggestion.
2. Her eyes rolled when he told her his idea.
• to leave
1. We ought to get rolling if we don't want to be late.
• to start doing something
1. You should get rolling on that assignment.
2. The project finally got rolling. [=got started]
• ready to leave
1. I am all packed and ready to roll.
• ready to start doing something
1. After we got the loan approved, we were ready to roll.
• to arrive or happen again
1. By the time Friday rolls around, I'm ready for the weekend.
2. We'll be better prepared the next time the elections roll around.
• to reduce (something, such as a price)
1. The store is rolling back its prices for this weekend only.
• to change (something) back to the way it was at an earlier time
1. The manufacturers are lobbying to roll back [=rescind] environmental regulations.
2. His proposal would roll back the clock on civil rights.
• to move (something) down especially by turning a handle
1. She rolled down the car window.
• to unfold the edge of (something, such as a shirt sleeve or pants leg) to make it longer
1. He rolled down his sleeves.
• combined together into one thing or person
1. It's a shopping center, amusement park, and nightclub (all) rolled into one.
• to have a large amount of (something)
1. They were rolling in money/cash. = They were rolling in (the) dough. = They were rolling in it.
• to appear or arrive in large numbers or amounts
1. The money has been rolling in.
2. Donations rolled in to help the hurricane victims.
• to arrive at a place especially later than usual or expected
1. Delegates rolled in from all parts of the country.
2. He finally rolled in at 3:30 in the morning.
• to offer or sell (something) for the first time
1. The company is expected to roll out [=launch] several new products next year.
• to make (something that has been rolled into the shape of a tube) long and flat again
1. He rolled out [=unrolled] the sleeping bags.
• to rise after sleeping in a bed and especially after sleeping later than usual
1. She rolled out of bed just before noon.
• to allow yourself to be easily defeated or controlled
1. I'm not going to just roll over and let them do what they want.
• to delay the payment of (something, such as a debt)
1. He wanted to roll over the repayment of the loan until later.
• to place (invested money) in a new investment of the same kind
1. She rolled over her investments from one fund to another.
• to move (something) up especially by turning a handle
1. She rolled up the car window.
• to fold up the ends of (something, such as a shirt sleeve or pants leg) to make it shorter
1. She rolled up her jeans and stepped into the water.
• to arrive at a place in a vehicle
1. Celebrities rolled up in their limousines.
• to prepare to work hard
1. It's time to roll up our sleeves and get the job done.
2. Congress needs to roll up its sleeves and pass the bill now.
• to not allow yourself to become upset by things that happen
1. Roll with the punches and don't let life get you down!
• to pronounce the sound /r/ with a trill
1. He rolls his r's when he speaks Spanish.
• Noun
• a long piece of cloth, paper, film, tape, etc., that is rolled to form the shape of a tube or ring
1. There are two photos left on this roll.
2. rolls of film/tape
3. a roll of toilet paper
• a paper tube that holds candies, coins, etc., inside
1. a roll of mints/quarters
• a small loaf of bread for one person to eat
1. a dinner roll
2. tuna salad (served) on a roll
3. a hamburger roll [=bun]
• a sandwich made with a bread roll
1. a ham/cheese roll
2. (US) a clam/lobster roll
• a usually round sweet cake
1. cinnamon/sweet rolls
• a food that is rolled up for cooking or serving
1. cabbage/sausage/sushi rolls
2. rolls of sliced ham/turkey
• a thick fold of fat, skin, etc.
1. A roll of fat stuck out from under his shirt.
2. rolls of flesh/skin
• an official list of names
1. the voter rolls = (US) the election rolls [=a list of the people who can vote in an election]
2. welfare rolls [=a list of people on welfare]
3. The teacher called out the names on the roll. = The teacher called/took the roll.
• a sound that is produced by a series of quick hits on a drum
1. a roll of the drum
• a deep, continuous sound
1. We heard the roll of thunder/cannons in the distance.
• an act of rolling something
1. With a roll of the dice, he won $100.
2. She showed her annoyance with a roll of her eyes. [=showed her annoyance by rolling her eyes]
• a movement in which your body makes a complete turn forward or backward on the ground
1. a forward/backward roll [=somersault]
• the act of moving or leaning from side to side
1. We felt the roll of the ship.
• a movement of an airplane in which the airplane is turned upside down and then right side up again
• an act of having sex with someone
• experiencing a series of successes
1. The team has been on a roll [=has been playing well and winning many games] since midseason.
2. He's a funny guy, and last night he was really on a roll. [=he was saying many funny things]