roll

/ɹˈoʊl/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

move by turning over or rotating
“The child rolled down the hill”
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
“The President's convoy rolled past the crowds”
occur in soft rounded shapes
“The hills rolled past”
flatten or spread with a roller
“roll out the paper”
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
“The thunder rolled”
arrange or or coil around
“roll your hair around your finger”
begin operating or running
“The cameras were rolling”
shape by rolling
“roll a cigarette”
execute a roll, in tumbling
“The gymnasts rolled and jumped”
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
“The curtains undulated”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
“The gypsies roamed the woods”

noun

rotary motion of an object around its own axis
“wheels in axial rotation”
a list of names
“his name was struck off the rolls”
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
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”
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
anything rolled up in cylindrical form
the act of throwing dice

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