Roll Meaning

There are 33 meaning(s) for word Roll

Meaning 1 : a list of names

    Example : his name was struck off the rolls

    Synonyms : roster
Meaning 2 : move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle

    Example : The President's convoy rolled past the crowds

    Synonyms : wheel
Meaning 3 : cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

    Example : She rolled the ball,They rolled their eyes at his words

    Synonyms : revolve
Meaning 4 : move by turning over or rotating

    Example : The child rolled down the hill

    Synonyms : turn over
Meaning 5 : a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

    Synonyms : peal,  pealing,  rolling
Meaning 6 : small rounded bread either plain or sweet

    Synonyms : bun
Meaning 7 : show certain properties when being rolled

    Example : The carpet rolls unevenly,dried-out tobacco rolls badly

    Synonyms : roll up
Meaning 8 : a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)

    Example : he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag

    Synonyms : bankroll
Meaning 9 : a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

    Synonyms : roller,  rolling wave
Meaning 10 : flatten or spread with a roller

    Example : roll out the paper

    Synonyms : roll out
Meaning 11 : the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

    Synonyms : drum roll,  paradiddle
Meaning 12 : arrange or or coil around

    Example : roll your hair around your finger

    Synonyms : twine,  wind,  wrap
Meaning 13 : the act of throwing dice

    Synonyms : cast
Meaning 14 : move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

    Example : They rolled from town to town

    Synonyms : cast,  drift,  ramble,  range,  roam,  rove,  stray,  swan,  tramp,  vagabond,  wander
Meaning 15 : sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

    Synonyms : hustle,  pluck
Meaning 16 : boil vigorously

    Example : The water rolled

    Synonyms : seethe
Meaning 17 : a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

    Synonyms : coil,  curl,  curlicue,  gyre,  ringlet,  scroll,  whorl
Meaning 18 : the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

    Synonyms : bowl
Meaning 19 : move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

    Example : the waves rolled towards the beach

    Synonyms : flap,  undulate,  wave
Meaning 20 : a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

    Synonyms : scroll
Meaning 21 : rotary motion of an object around its own axis

    Synonyms : axial motion,  axial rotation
Meaning 22 : occur in soft rounded shapes

    Example : The hills rolled past

    Synonyms : undulate
Meaning 23 : a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude

Meaning 24 : anything rolled up in cylindrical form

Meaning 25 : begin operating or running

    Example : The cameras were rolling,The presses are already rolling

Meaning 26 : emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound

    Example : The thunder rolled,rolling drums

Meaning 27 : execute a roll, in tumbling

    Example : The gymnasts rolled and jumped

Meaning 28 : move, rock, or sway from side to side

    Example : The ship rolled on the heavy seas

Meaning 29 : photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light

Meaning 30 : pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/

    Example : She rolls her r's

Meaning 31 : shape by rolling

    Example : roll a cigarette

Meaning 32 : take the shape of a roll or cylinder

    Example : the carpet rolled out,Yarn rolls well

Meaning 33 : walking with a swaying gait

How to Pronounce Roll

  • roʊl