roll

verb
/ɹəʊl/

To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.

Example

“To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.”

Other meanings

To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
“To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.”
To bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
“To roll up the vase in bubble wrap.”

Synonyms

turn over

Example sentences

“That was the last roll of toilet paper.”
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“He's been on a roll lately.”
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“She watched the storm roll in from the distance.”
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Word history

From Latin "rollāre".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “roll” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.