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the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
Synonym: bowl
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a flight maneuver
aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
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walking with a swaying gait
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the act of throwing dice
Synonym: cast
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anything rolled up in cylindrical form
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photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
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a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
Synonym: scroll
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a list of names
e.g. his name was struck off the rolls
Synonym: roster
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a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
Synonym: roller rolling wave
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the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
Synonym: paradiddle drum roll
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a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
Synonym: peal pealing rolling
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rotary motion of an object around its own axis
e.g. wheels in axial rotation
Synonym: axial rotation axial motion
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small rounded bread either plain or sweet
Synonym: bun
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a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
e.g. he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag
Synonym: bankroll
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a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
Synonym: coil whorl curl curlicue ringlet gyre scroll
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execute a roll, in tumbling
e.g. The gymnasts rolled and jumped
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show certain properties when being rolled
e.g. The carpet rolls unevenly
e.g. dried-out tobacco rolls badly
Synonym: roll up
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take the shape of a roll or cylinder
e.g. the carpet rolled out
e.g. Yarn rolls well
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shape by rolling
e.g. roll a cigarette
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boil vigorously
e.g. The liquid was seething
e.g. The water rolled
Synonym: seethe
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pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
e.g. She rolls her r's
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flatten or spread with a roller
e.g. roll out the paper
Synonym: roll out
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arrange or or coil around
e.g. roll your hair around your finger
e.g. Twine the thread around the spool
e.g. She wrapped her arms around the child
Synonym: wind wrap twine
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begin operating or running
e.g. The cameras were rolling
e.g. The presses are already rolling
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move by turning over or rotating
e.g. The child rolled down the hill
e.g. turn over on your left side
Synonym: turn over
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cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
e.g. She rolled the ball
e.g. They rolled their eyes at his words
Synonym: revolve
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move, rock, or sway from side to side
e.g. The ship rolled on the heavy seas
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move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
e.g. The gypsies roamed the woods
e.g. roving vagabonds
e.g. the wandering Jew
e.g. The cattle roam across the prairie
e.g. the laborers drift from one town to the next
e.g. They rolled from town to town
Synonym: wander swan stray tramp roam cast ramble rove range drift vagabond
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move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
e.g. The President's convoy rolled past the crowds
Synonym: wheel
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move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
e.g. The curtains undulated
e.g. the waves rolled towards the beach
Synonym: undulate flap wave
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emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
e.g. The thunder rolled
e.g. rolling drums
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sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
Synonym: hustle pluck
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occur in soft rounded shapes
e.g. The hills rolled past
Synonym: undulate