roll
1. roll \'ro-l\ n [ME rolle, fr. OF, fr. L rotula, dim. of rota wheel; akin
to]OHG rad wheel, Skt ratha wagon 1a1: a written document that may be
rolled up : SCROLL; specifX : a document containing an official or formal
record {~s of parliament} 1a 2: a manuscript book 1b: a list of names or
related items : CATALOG 1c: an official list : as 1c1: MUSTER ROLL 1c2:
a list of members of a school or class or of members of a legislative body
2: something that is rolled up into a cylinder or ball : as 2a: a quantity
(as of fabric or paper) rolled up to form a single package 2b: a hairdo in
which some or all of the hair is rolled or curled up or und er {pageboy ~}
2c: any of various food preparations rolled up for cooking or serving; s
pecif : a small piece of baked yeast dough 2d: a cylindrical twist of
tobacco 2e: a flexible case (as of leather) in which articles may be
rolled and fas tened by straps or clasps 2f1: paper money folded or rolled
into a wad slang 2f2: BANKROLL 3: something that performs a rolling
action or movement : ROLLER) M : as 3a: a wheel for making decorative
lines on book covers; also : a de sign impressed by such a tool 3b: a
typewriter platen
2. roll vt 1a: to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a
surface 1b: to cause to revolve by turning over and over on or as if on an
axis 1c: to cause to move in a circular manner 1d: to form into a mass by
turning over and over 1e: to impel forward with an easy continuous motion
2a: to put a wrapping around : ENFOLD, ENVELOP 2b: to wrap round on itself
: shape into a ball or roll 3a: to press, spread, or level with a roller :
make smooth, even, or com pact 3b: to spread out : EXTEND {~ out the red
carpet} 4a: to move on rollers or wheels 4b: to cause to begin operating
or moving {~ the cameras} 5a: to sound with a full reverberating tone {~ed
out the wor ds} 5b: to make a continuous beating sound upon : sound a roll
upon {~)Red their drums} 5c: to utter with a trill {~ed his r's} 5d: to
play (a chord) in arpeggio style 6: to rob (a drunk, sleeping, or
unconscious person) usu. by going through the pockets 1a: to move along a
surface by rotation without sliding 1b1: to turn over and over {the
childern ~ed in the grass} 1b2: to luxuriate in an abundant supply :
WALLOW {fairly ( R@ ing in money} 2a: to move onward or around as if by
completing a revolution {the month s ~ on} : ELAPSE, PASS 2b: to shift the
gaze continually {eyes ~ing in terror} 2c: to revolve on an axis 3: to
move about : ROAM, WANDER 4a: to flow with a rising and falling motion
{the clouds ~ past} 4b: to flow in a continuous stream : POUR {money was
~i ng in} 4c: to have an undulating contour {~ing prairie} 4d: to lie
extended : STRETCH 5a: to travel in a vehicle 5b: to become carried on a
stream 5c: to move on wheels 6a: to make a deep reverberating sound {the
thunder ~s} 6b: TRILL 7a: to swing from side to side {the ship heaved and
~ed} 7b: to walk with a swinging gait : SWAY 7c: to move so as to cushion
the impact of a blow - used with with {~ed with the punch} 8a: to take the
form of a cylinder or ball 8b: to respond to rolling in a specified way or
to be in a specified condi tion after being rolled 9a: to get under way :
begin to move or operate 9b: to move forward : develop and maintain
impetus 10a: BOWL 10b: to execute a roll in tumbling slang : to attend
to one's own business : to shoot craps - roll one's hoop
3. roll n 1a: a sound produced by rapid strokes on a drum 1b: a sonorous
and often rhythmical flow of speech 1c: a heavy reverberatory sound {the ~
of cannon} 1d: a chord in arpeggio style 1e: a trill of some birds (as a
canary) 2: a rolling movement or an action or process involving such
movement {a ~ of the dice} : as 2a: a swaying movement of the body 2b: a
side to side movement (as of a ship or train) 2c: a flight maneuver in
which a complete revolution about the longitudinal axis of an airplane is
made with the horizontal direction of flight being approximately maintained
2d1: any of several acrobatic and modern dance exercises in which the body
is rotated on the floor {chest ~} 2d2: a pivot of ballroom dance partners
away from or toward each other or t oward a new partner 2e: SOMERSAULT 2f:
the movement of a curling stone after impact with another stone
Webster's English Dictionary