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roll

verb
  1. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
    “The bowler rolled the ball.”
    revolve
  2. move, rock, or sway from side to side
    “The ship rolled on the heavy seas”
  3. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
    cast
  4. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
    “The President's convoy rolled past the crowds”
    wheel
  5. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
    undulatewaveflap
  6. emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
    “The thunder rolled”
  7. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
    hustle
  8. occur in soft rounded shapes
    “The hills rolled past”
    undulate
  9. execute a roll, in tumbling
    “The gymnasts rolled and jumped”
  10. show certain properties when being rolled
    “The carpet rolls unevenly”
    roll up
  11. take the shape of a roll or cylinder
    “the carpet rolled out”
  12. shape by rolling
    “roll a cigarette”
  13. boil vigorously
    seethe
  14. pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
    “They rolls their r's.”
  15. flatten or spread with a roller
    “roll out the paper”
    roll out
  16. arrange or or coil around
    “roll your hair around your finger”
    windtwinewrap
  17. begin operating or running
    “The cameras were rolling”
  18. move by turning over or rotating
    “The child rolled down the hill”
    turn over
noun
  1. the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
    bowl
  2. a flight maneuver
    slip
  3. walking with a swaying gait
  4. the act of throwing dice
    cast
  5. anything rolled up in cylindrical form
  6. photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
  7. a document that can be rolled up for storage
    “I put the roll into its cannister.”
    scroll
  8. a list of names
    “Your name was struck off the rolls.”
    roster
  9. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
    rollerrolling wave
  10. the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
    paradiddledrum roll
  11. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
    rollingpealpealing
  12. rotary motion of an object around its own axis
    axial rotationaxial motion
  13. small rounded bread either plain or sweet
    bun
  14. a roll of currency notes, often taken as the resources of a person or business
    “I shot my roll on a bob-tailed nag.”
    bankroll
  15. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
    whorl