roll

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rotary motion of an object around its own axis
a flight maneuver
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
the act of throwing dice
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
part
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
a list of names
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
anything rolled up in cylindrical form
walking with a swaying gait
move by turning over or rotating
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
occur in soft rounded shapes
flatten or spread with a roller
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
arrange or or coil around
begin operating or running
shape by rolling
execute a roll, in tumbling
move, rock, or sway from side to side
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
boil vigorously
take the shape of a roll or cylinder
show certain properties when being rolled
To cause to revolve by turning over and over
To wrap round on itself
To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage
To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling
To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words
To press or level with a roller
To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels
To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum
To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping
To turn over in one´s mind
To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding
To move on wheels
To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball
To fall or tumble
To perform a periodical revolution
To turn
To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression
To incline first to one side, then to the other
To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down
To spread under a roller or rolling-pin
To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear
To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise
The act of rolling, or state of being rolled
That which rolls
A heavy cylinder used to break clods
One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill
That which is rolled up
A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up
Hence, an official or public document
A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form
A cylindrical twist of tobacco
A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself
The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching
A heavy, reverberatory sound
The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear
Residential area (city, town, village) in Palau
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Arizona
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Indiana
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Oklahoma

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