roll

Sense 1 noun

rotary motion of an object around its own axis

wheels in axial rotation

Sense 2 verb

move by turning over or rotating

The child rolled down the hill

Sense 3 noun

a list of names

his name was struck off the rolls

Sense 4 verb

move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle

The President's convoy rolled past the crowds

Sense 5 noun

a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

Sense 6 verb

occur in soft rounded shapes

The hills rolled past

Sense 7 noun

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

Sense 8 verb

flatten or spread with a roller

roll out the paper

Sense 9 noun

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

Sense 10 verb

emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound

The thunder rolled

Sense 11 noun

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

Sense 12 verb

arrange or or coil around

roll your hair around your finger

Sense 13 noun

small rounded bread either plain or sweet

Sense 14 verb

begin operating or running

The cameras were rolling

Sense 15 noun

a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

Sense 16 verb

shape by rolling

roll a cigarette

Sense 17 noun

the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

Sense 18 verb

execute a roll, in tumbling

The gymnasts rolled and jumped

Sense 19 noun

a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

Sense 20 verb

sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

Sense 21 noun

anything rolled up in cylindrical form

Sense 22 verb

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

The curtains undulated

Sense 23 noun

the act of throwing dice

Sense 24 verb

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

The gypsies roamed the woods

Sense 25 noun

walking with a swaying gait

Sense 26 verb

move, rock, or sway from side to side

The ship rolled on the heavy seas

Sense 27 noun

a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude

Sense 28 verb

cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

She rolled the ball

Sense 29 noun

the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

Sense 30 verb

pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/

She rolls her r's

Sense 31 verb

boil vigorously

The liquid was seething

Sense 32 verb

take the shape of a roll or cylinder

the carpet rolled out

Sense 33 verb

show certain properties when being rolled

The carpet rolls unevenly