roll
English
/ɹəʊl/, /ɹoʊl/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- (intransitive) To turn over and over.
- (intransitive) To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
- (transitive) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
- (transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
- (intransitive) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.
- (ergative) To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.
- (ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
- (transitive) To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.
- (intransitive) To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.
- (ergative) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
- (chiefly) To leave or begin a journey.
- (chiefly) To compete, especially with vigor.
- (transitive) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
- (geometry) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
- (transitive) To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
- (US) To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
- (dice) To throw dice.
- (dice) To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
- (RPG) To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.
- (intransitive) To generate a random number.
- (intransitive) To rotate on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch.
- (intransitive) To travel by sailing.
- (transitive) To beat up; to attack and cause physical damage to.
- (transitive) To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution.
- (intransitive) To betray secrets.
- (slang) To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy (ecstasy)).
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) film.
- (transitive) To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
- (intransitive) To have a rolling aspect.
- (figurative) To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.
- (intransitive) To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
- (figurative) to move and cause an effect on someone
- (intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
- (transitive) To utter with an alveolar trill.
- (transitive) To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).
- (transitive) To create a customized version of.
- (transitive) To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rollen derived from Old French roller derived from Latin rotulāre, rotula (a little wheel, roll, little wheel), rollāre.
Origin
Latin
rollāre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Rick English
- Rollermania English
- aboard English
- antiroll English
- antirollover English
- away English
- back English
- backroll English
- bag English
- bank English
- bankroll English
- bankroller English
- bar English
- bead English
- beadroll English
- bed English
- bedroll English
- beroll English
- bog English
- bogroll English
- check English
- checkroll English
- down English
- e-payroll English
- eye English
- eye-roll English
- form English
- free English
- freeroll English
- hand English
- handroll English
- jelly English
- jellyroll English
- leaf English
- leafroll English
- midroll English
- neck English
- neckroll English
- nonpayroll English
- outroll English
- over English
- pass English
- passroll English
- pay English
- payroll English
- payrollee English
- payroller English
- poll English
- postroll English
- preroll English
- reroll English
- rerollable English
- reroller English
- rickroll English
- rollability English
- rollable English
- rollaboard English
- rollaway English
- rollback English
- rollbag English
- rollbar English
- rolldown English
- roller English
- roller sled hockey English
- roller sledge hockey English
- rollerball English
- rollerblade English
- rollerboard English
- rollerdrum English
- rollered English
- rollerless English
- rollerman English
- rollest English
- rolleth English
- rollform English
- rollie English
- rollneck English
- rollography English
- rollover English
- rollsign English
- rollunder English
- rollway English
- rolly English
- rolly polly English
- rotulus English
- sign English
- steam English
- steamroll English
- steamroller English
- torpedo English
- torpedo roll English
- under English
- unroll English
- unrollable English
- unroller English
- unrollment English
- uproll English
- way English
- rickrollata Finnish
- rollāre Latin
- rota Latin
- rotula Latin
- rotulare Latin
- rotulus Latin
- rotulāre Latin
- rotulō Latin
- roller French
- arrollar Spanish, Castilian
- buenrollismo Spanish, Castilian
- cortarrollos Spanish, Castilian
- enrollar Spanish, Castilian
- portarrollos Spanish, Castilian
- rollazo Spanish, Castilian
- rollito Spanish, Castilian
- rollo Spanish, Castilian
- rotulador Spanish, Castilian
- rotular Spanish, Castilian
- rótula Spanish, Castilian
- rolha Portuguese
- ローラー Japanese
- ロール Japanese
- birollen Middle English
- rollen Middle English
- rollere Middle English
- rolle Old French
- roller Old French
- ròtula Catalan, Valencian
- rolla Galician
- ρόλεϊ Greek (modern)
- rol Tok Pisin
- way
- bog
- bed
- bar
- pay
- bag
- eye
- bead
- sign
- neck
- away
- over
- pass
- Rick
- down
- poll
- free
- back
- bank
- leaf
- hand
- form
- check
- under
- steam
- rolly
- jelly
- reroll
- rollie
- unroll
- aboard
- beroll
- roller
- uproll
- bedroll
- rollway
- bogroll
- rollbar
- payroll
- preroll
- rolleth
- outroll
- midroll
- rollest
- rotulus
- torpedo
- rollbag
- unroller
- rollsign
- rollneck
- eye-roll
- rollered
- rickroll
- passroll
- rollable
- rollform
- rollaway
- beadroll
- freeroll
- reroller
- antiroll
- backroll
- rolldown
- bankroll
- handroll
- leafroll
- rollback
- neckroll
- rollover
- postroll
- steamroll
- payrollee
- jellyroll
- rollunder
- e-payroll
- payroller
- checkroll
- rollerman
- bankroller
- unrollable
- rollerball
- unrollment
- nonpayroll
- rollerdrum
- rerollable
- rollerless
- rollaboard
- rollerblade
- rollography
- steamroller
- rolly polly
- rollability
- Rollermania
- rollerboard
- antirollover
- torpedo roll
- roller sled hockey
- roller sledge hockey