roll
1. rotary motion of an object around its own axis (Freq. 2)
- wheels in axial rotation
• Syn:
axial rotation, axial motion
• Hypernyms:
rotation, revolution, gyration
• Hyponyms:
wallow
2. a list of names (Freq. 2)
- his name was struck off the rolls
• Syn:
roster
• Hypernyms:
list, listing
• Hyponyms:
batting order, card, lineup, death-roll, muster roll,
church roll, rota, waiting list
3. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
roller, rolling wave
• Derivationally related forms:
roll (for: roller)
• Hypernyms:
wave, moving ridge
4. photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
film, photographic film
5. the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
• Syn:
paradiddle, drum roll
• Hypernyms:
sound
6. the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
• Syn:
bowl
• Hypernyms:
propulsion, actuation
• Part Holonyms:
bowling
7. the act of throwing dice
• Syn:
cast
• Derivationally related forms:
cast (for: cast)
• Hypernyms:
throw
• Hyponyms:
natural
• Part Holonyms:
craps
8. small rounded bread either plain or sweet
• Syn:
bun
• Hypernyms:
bread, breadstuff, staff of life
• Hyponyms:
tea bread, frankfurter bun, hotdog bun, hamburger bun, hamburger roll,
brioche, crescent roll, croissant, hard roll, Vienna roll, soft roll,
kaiser roll, Parker House roll, clover-leaf roll, onion roll, sweet roll, coffee roll,
bagel, beigel
9. 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
• Syn:
bankroll
• Topics:
commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
• Hypernyms:
funds, finances, monetary resource, cash in hand, pecuniary resource
10. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
• Syn:
coil, whorl, curl, curlicue, ringlet,
gyre, scroll
• Derivationally related forms:
curl (for: curl), coil (for: coil)
• Hypernyms:
round shape
• Hyponyms:
corolla, calyx, verticil
11. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
• Syn:
peal, pealing, rolling
• Derivationally related forms:
roll (for: rolling), peal (for: pealing), peal (for: peal)
• Hypernyms:
sound
12. a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
• Syn:
scroll
• Derivationally related forms:
scroll (for: scroll)
• Hypernyms:
manuscript, holograph
• Hyponyms:
Megillah, Torah
• Instance Hyponyms:
Dead Sea scrolls
13. anything rolled up in cylindrical form
• Hypernyms:
cylinder
• Hyponyms:
bolt, rouleau
14. walking with a swaying gait
• Hypernyms:
gait
15. a flight maneuver;
aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
• Hypernyms:
flight maneuver, airplane maneuver
• Hyponyms:
barrel roll, snap roll
1. move by turning over or rotating (Freq. 22)
- The child rolled down the hill
- turn over on your left side
• Syn:
turn over
• See Also:
roll down, roll over
• Derivationally related forms:
roller
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Hyponyms:
rim
• Verb Group:
revolve
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- These balls roll easily
2. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle (Freq. 10)
- The President's convoy rolled past the crowds
• Syn:
wheel
• Derivationally related forms:
rolling, wheel (for: wheel), wheeling (for: wheel)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
bowl, troll
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
- These cars won't roll
3. occur in soft rounded shapes (Freq. 7)
- The hills rolled past
• Syn:
undulate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
4. flatten or spread with a roller (Freq. 6)
- roll out the paper
• Syn:
roll out
• Hypernyms:
flatten
• Hyponyms:
cog, mill
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound (Freq. 2)
- The thunder rolled
- rolling drums
• Derivationally related forms:
rolling
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Cars roll in the streets
- The streets roll with cars
6. arrange or or coil around (Freq. 2)
- roll your hair around your finger
- Twine the thread around the spool
- She wrapped her arms around the child
• Syn:
wind, wrap, twine
• Ant:
unwind (for: wind)
• See Also:
roll up, wrap up (for: wrap)
• Derivationally related forms:
roller, winder (for: wind)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
spool, reel, ball, clue, clew,
coil, loop, curl
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They roll the wire around the stick
- The wires roll around the stick
7. begin operating or running (Freq. 1)
- The cameras were rolling
- The presses are already rolling
• Hypernyms:
function, work, operate, go, run
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
8. shape by rolling (Freq. 1)
- roll a cigarette
• Hypernyms:
shape, form
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
9. execute a roll, in tumbling (Freq. 1)
- The gymnasts rolled and jumped
• Hypernyms:
tumble
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
10. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- The gypsies roamed the woods
- roving vagabonds
- the wandering Jew
- The cattle roam across the prairie
- the laborers drift from one town to the next
- They rolled from town to town
• Syn:
wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam,
cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
• Derivationally related forms:
vagabond (for: vagabond), vagabondage (for: vagabond), drifter (for: drift), drifting (for: drift), roving (for: rove), ramble (for: ramble), rambler (for: ramble), roamer (for: roam), tramp (for: tramp), stray (for: stray), strayer (for: stray), wanderer (for: wander), wandering (for: wander)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
maunder, gallivant, gad, jazz around
• Verb Group:
stray, err, drift, wander
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
11. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
- She rolled the ball
- They rolled their eyes at his words
• Syn:
revolve
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
transit
• Verb Group:
turn over
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
12. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
• Syn:
hustle, pluck
• Derivationally related forms:
hustler (for: hustle)
• Hypernyms:
steal
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
13. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
- The curtains undulated
- the waves rolled towards the beach
• Syn:
undulate, flap, wave
• Derivationally related forms:
wave (for: wave), flap (for: flap), flapping (for: flap), undulation (for: undulate), roller
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
luff
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
14. move, rock, or sway from side to side
- The ship rolled on the heavy seas
• Hypernyms:
rock, sway, shake
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
15. pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
- She rolls her r's
• Hypernyms:
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
16. boil vigorously
- The liquid was seething
- The water rolled
• Syn:
seethe
• Hypernyms:
churn, boil, moil, roil
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- The water rolls
17. take the shape of a roll or cylinder
- the carpet rolled out
- Yarn rolls well
• Hypernyms:
change shape, change form, deform
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s Adjective
18. show certain properties when being rolled
- The carpet rolls unevenly
- dried-out tobacco rolls badly
• Syn:
roll up
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Group:
roll up, wrap up, furl
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s Adjective
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