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verb

1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages: enfold, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, swaddle, swathe, wrap, wrap up. See put on/take off.
2. To move vigorously from side to side or up and down: heave, pitch, rock, toss. See repetition.
3. To lean suddenly, unsteadily, and erratically from the vertical axis: lurch, pitch, seesaw, yaw. See move/halt, straight/bent.
4. To make a continuous deep reverberating sound: boom, growl, grumble, rumble. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
5. To proceed with ease, especially of expression: flow, glide, sail. See move/halt.
6. To take extravagant pleasure: bask, indulge, luxuriate, revel, rollick, wallow. See like/dislike.

phrasal verb - roll out

To leave one's bed: arise, get up, pile, rise. Informal turn out. Idioms: rise and shine. See rise/fall.

phrasal verb - roll up

To bring together so as to increase in mass or number: accrue, accumulate, agglomerate, aggregate, amass, collect¹, cumulate, garner, gather, hive, pile up. See collect/distribute.

noun

A series, as of names or words, printed or written down: catalog, list¹, register, roster, schedule. See remember/forget.

Idioms beginning with roll:
roll around
roll back
rolling stone
roll in the aisles
roll in the hay
roll over
roll the bones
roll up one's sleeves
roll with the punches

See also easy as pie (rolling off a log); get rolling; get the ball rolling; heads will roll; on a roll; red carpet.

v

Definition: rock, sway
Antonyms: stabilize, steady

v

Definition: spread out
Antonyms: collect, gather, pile

v. (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate around an axis parallel to the direction of motion: the ship pitched and rolled.

n.

1. a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle around an axis parallel to the direction of motion: the jeep corners capably with a minimum of roll.

2. an official list or register of names.

3. the total numbers on such a list: a review to determine the reasons for diminishing rolls.

roll of honor a list of those who have died in battle.

roll something up drive the flank of an enemy line back and around so that the line is shortened or surrounded.

rollable adj.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. A rounded strip fastened to, and running along, the ridge of a roof.
2. In a roof covered

rod target

with sheet metal, one of a number of rounded strips placed under the metal sheeting at intervals, to prevent movement of the sheets resulting from expansion and contraction.
3. Any type of rounded molding.
4. A quantity of any material wound in cylindrical form.

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To commit a robbery by force. A record of the proceedings of a court or public office.

In some states, a judgment roll is required to be filed by the clerk of the court when he or she enters judgment. It normally contains the summons, pleadings, admissions, and each judgment and order involving the merits of the case or affecting the final judgment. In the federal courts and most state courts, judgments are recorded in the civil docket or criminal docket.

In old English practice, a judgment roll was a roll of parchment containing the entries of the proceedings in an action at law including the entry of judgment. It was filed in the treasury of the court.

A tax roll is a list of the persons and property subject to the payment of a particular tax, with the amounts due; it is compiled and verified in proper form to enable the collecting officers to enforce the tax.

and roll a set of prints. tv. to take a set of fingerprints (from someone).  Danny asked Muggerman to roll a set of prints from the bum and then throw him in the jug.  Take him downstairs and roll a set, Sergeant Tartaglia.

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sign description: Both index fingers make a rolling motion forward.

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The motion of an aircraft about its longitudinal axis. The rolling motion is controlled primarily by ailerons.

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noun
noun, US and Austral

1:
a: A collection of bills or notes rolled together; one's money. (1846 —) .
J. Black No Missouri dip would take his roll, extract two fifty dollar bills, and put the rest back in his pocket (1926).

b: : a roll Jack Rice couldn't jump over Austral A large amount of money. (1945 —) .


2: go and have a roll go away, 'get lost'. (1941 — 59). verb

3: trans. To rob (someone, esp. one who is asleep, drunk, or otherwise incapacitated). (1873 —) .
R. Chandler Here we are with a guy who...has fifteen grand in his pants....Somebody rolls him for it and rolls him too hard, so they have to take him out in the desert and plant him among the cactuses (1939).

4: to roll the bones US To play dice. (1929 —) .

5: intr. and trans. To start moving, esp. as a command to start cameras filming (roll 'em). (1939 —) .

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Said of grain rolled into flat plates by passing through flat rollers, e.g. rolled oats. Improves digestibility at the cost of the processing. See also cracked.

For a list of words related to rolled, see:

• roast
• Fixed Positions and Points - rolled: (adj) turned around itself

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - rulle, trille, vælte
v. tr. - rulle, trille, vælte
n. - rulle

idioms:

• be rolling in    have masser af
• honor roll    liste over personer, der har modtaget æresbevisning
• on a roll    i fremgang
• roll about    rulle omkring
• roll by    trille forbi, gå (tiden)
• roll call    navneopråb
• roll down    rulle ned
• roll in    strømme ind
• roll into    kombineret
• roll into one    kombineret, i ét/én
• roll of honour    liste over personer, der har modtaget æresbevisning
• roll on    bare det snart var
• roll oneself up    rulle sig sammen
• roll out    rulle ud
• strike off the rolls    stryge på listen

Nederlands (Dutch)
rollen, platwalsen, roffelen, schommelen, rol, broodje, lijst, roffel, bundel

Français (French)
v. intr. - rouler, se rouler, faire un tonneau, rouler dans leurs orbites (les yeux), tanguer, se balancer, gronder (le tonnerre), rouler (un tambour), tourner (une caméra)
v. tr. - rouler, étendre, laminer, faire rouler, se retourner (une voiture), (Cin, Imprim) faire tourner (la caméra), faire rouler (des dés), (Ling) rouler les r
n. - rouleau, liasse, bourrelet, pellicule, (Culin) petit pain, roulis, (Sport) roulade, (Aviat) tonneau, lancer (de dés), roulement (de tambour), grondement (de tonnerre), liste, roulade

idioms:

• honour roll    liste de ceux qui sont morts pour la patrie
• on a roll    sur une liste
• roll about    se rouler, rouler
• roll back    (Comput) faire une reprise, rouler, (fig) faire reculer, repousser (les frontières), (Fin) baisser (les prix)
• roll by    passer (en roulant), s'écouler
• roll call    (faire) l'appel
• roll down    baisser
• roll in    affluer, se rassembler, avancer, s'amener
• roll into    entrer dans
• roll of honour    (École, Sport) tableau d'honneur, (Mil) liste des soldats tombés au champ d'honneur
• roll on    passer (le temps), enfiler (des bas)
• roll oneself up    s'enrouler dans
• roll out    étirer, laminer, faire disparaître, dérouler
• roll over    se retourner, rouler, (Fin) reconduire, tourner (un malade)
• roll something on    enfiler qch
• roll something over    (Fin) reconduire qch (une dette, un emprunt)
• roll up    s'amener, arriver, s'enrouler, enrouler, retrousser
• rolled into one    (être) à fois ... et ...
• strike off the rolls    être radié, biffer/rayer les noms

Deutsch (German)
n. - Brötchen, Liste, Verzeichnis, Rolle, Ballen, Wulst, Wirbel, Rollen
v. - rollen, walzen, ausrollen, laufen, dröhnen, (sich) drehen, (sich) wälzen, schaukeln, wirbeln

idioms:

• honour roll    Liste guter Studenten, die auf einen akademischen Grad mit Auszeichnung hinarbeite
• on a roll    voll mit etwas beschäftigt sein
• roll about    herumrollen
• roll back    zurÜckrollen
• roll by    vorbeirollen, vergehen
• roll call    Aufrufen aller Namen
• roll down    herunterrollen
• roll in    hereinströmen, hineinrollen
• roll into    hereinrollen
• roll of honour    Gedenktafel
• roll on    vergehen
• roll oneself up    sich zusammenrollen
• roll out    auswalzen, ausrollen, herausrollen
• roll over    sich umdrehen, sich zur Seite rollen, sich überschlagen, herumdrehen, herumwälzen
• roll something on    walzen
• roll something over    umstoßen
• roll up    heranrollen
• rolled into one    zu einem kombinieren
• strike off the rolls    die Zulassung entziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ρολό(ς), τόπι (υφάσματος κ.λπ.), κατάλογος, λίστα, μητρώο παρουσίας, κούνημα, ταρακούνημα, σκαμπανέβασμα, (συνεχής κυλιστός) ήχος, κύλιση, κύλισμα, φραντζολάκι, κουλουράκι, τυμπανοκρουσία, έλαστρο, κύλινδρος (κν. ράουλο)
v. - κυλώ/-ιέμαι, περιστρέφω, τυλίγω/-ομαι, κάνω ρολό, κυλινδρίζω, κουνιέμαι, σκαμπανεβάζω, χτυπώ, κροτώ, (κατρα)κυλώ, ισοπεδώνω, πατώ, στρώνω, απλώνω, στριφογυρίζω, στρίβω, ηχώ, βροντώ, ρολάρω, τσουλώ

idioms:

• be rolling in    κολυμπώ (στο χρήμα)
• honor roll    κατάλογος ηρωικώς πεσόντων
• on a roll    σε φάση διαρκούς επιτυχίας
• roll about    στριφογυρνώ, χτυπιέμαι (από τα γέλια)
• roll by    (για χρόνο) περνώ γρήγορα
• roll call    ονομαστικό προσκλητήριο, εκφώνηση καταλόγου παρόντων
• roll down    κυλώ
• roll in    καταφθάνω, φθάνω σε μεγάλες ποσότητες
• roll into    καταφθάνω σε
• roll into one    συνδυάζω σε ένα (άτομο ή πράγμα)
• roll of honour    κατάλογος ηρωικώς πεσόντων
• roll on    κυλώ, τσουλώ, όταν θα έρθει
• roll oneself up    ανασκουμπώνομαι
• roll out    ξεδιπλώνω, ξετυλίγω, απλώνω (χαλί κ.λπ.)
• strike off the rolls    (νομ.) αφαιρώ άδεια δικηγόρου

Italiano (Italian)
arrotolare, laminare, voltarsi, tuonare, far oscillare, battere il tamburo, panino, lista, rotolo, ruolino, rullo

idioms:

• be rolling in    essere ricco sfondato
• honor roll    lista d'onore
• on a roll    in piena azione
• roll about    sganasciarsi
• roll by    passare
• roll call    appello
• roll down    ruzzolare
• roll in    affluire
• roll into    formare
• roll into one    in una sola persona
• roll of honour    lista d'onore
• roll on    affrettarsi
• roll oneself up    sdraiarsi
• roll out    scendere dal letto
• strike off the rolls    radiare dall'albo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rolo (m), lista (f), balanço (m)
v. - rolar, envolver

idioms:

• be rolling in    estar cheio de, nadando em (gír.)
• honor roll    lista de estudantes acadêmicos
• on a roll    com muito sorte
• roll about    virar
• roll by    deslizar
• roll call    fazer chamada (alunos)
• roll down    empurrar
• roll in    chegar em grande número
• roll into    aparecer, visitar de surpresa
• roll into one    ao mesmo tempo
• roll of honour    lista de pessoas que receberam méritos
• roll on    ir passando
• roll oneself up    enrolar-se, embrulhar-se
• roll out    levantar-se da cama
• strike off the rolls    retirar a carteira de advogado

Русский (Russian)
прокатывать, плющить, катиться, качаться, обернуть, скрутить, булочка, рулон, список, реестр, валик, раскат, большая сумма денег

idioms:

• be rolling in    купаться в (деньгах)
• honor roll    почетный список, список павших
• on a roll    на вершине (славы), во всем преуспевает
• roll about    кататься
• roll by    проезжать мимо
• roll call    перекличка
• roll down    опускать
• roll in    свалиться
• roll into    въехать, прибыть
• roll into one    сгрести в кучу, собрать воедино
• roll of honour    почетный список, список павших
• roll on    катиться, бежать (о времени)
• roll oneself up    свернуться в катушку
• roll out    сплющивать, раскатывать, вставать с постели, произносить отчетливо
• strike off the rolls    лишать права на врачебную практику, лишать права на адвокатскую практику

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - rodar, llegar, ir, revolverse, revolcarse, ondular, balancearse, moverse, arrollarse, hacerse una bola, retumbar, tronar, trinar, extenderse, amontonarse, acumularse
v. tr. - hacer rodar o girar, mover, llevar o recorrer, arrollar, enrollar, hacer un rollo o bola de, liar, revolver, envolver, fajar, laminar, alisar, pulverizar
n. - bollo, panecillo, lista, rollo, nómina, nomenclatura, redoble, tamborileo

idioms:

• honour roll    lista de honor
• on a roll    estar de buena racha, estar en la gloria
• roll about    vagar, ir de acá para allá
• roll back    hacer retroceder al enemigo, bajar los precios
• roll by    pasar
• roll call    pasar lista, lista
• roll down    caerse rodando por, bajar sin motor, hacer rodar, correr por
• roll in    llegar a raudales, acostarse, nadar en dinero o en la abundancia
• roll into    llegar, presentarse, entrar
• roll of honour    cuadro de mérito, cuadro de honor
• roll on    seguir rodando, seguir su curso, pasar, (desodorante) de bola, faja tubular
• roll oneself up    envolverse en
• roll out    levantarse, extender con el rodillo, desenrollar, aparecer
• roll over    rodar
• roll something on    seguir rodando, seguir su curso, pasar, (desodorante) de bola, faja tubular
• roll something over    legar o prolongar un arreglo financiero
• roll up    acumular, incrementar, arrollar, enrollar, arremangar, enrollarse, llegar en carruaje u otro vehículo
• rolled into one    todos en uno, arrollados o agrupados dentro de uno
• strike off the rolls    inhabilitar, expulsar, tachar de la nómina de abogados

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rulle, vals, lista, kullerbytta, sedelbunt
v. - rulla, valsa, trä

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
滚, 飘流, 滚动, 使滚动, 绕, 卷, 名单

idioms:

• be rolling in    沉溺于, 在...中打滚
• honor roll    中小学优等学生名单
• on a roll    连连获胜中, 连续有好运气
• roll about    转动
• roll by    匆匆逝去, 驶过
• roll call    点名, 点名时间, 点名号角
• roll down    滚下, 摇下
• roll in    大量涌进
• roll into    滚进, 卷成, 使合为一体
• roll into one    卷成一团
• roll of honour    荣誉名册, 阵亡将士名册
• roll on    转动眼睛, 滔滔流动
• roll oneself up    蜷缩
• roll out    转出
• strike off the rolls    开除

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 滾, 飄流, 滾動
v. tr. - 使滾動, 繞, 卷
n. - 卷, 名單, 滾動

idioms:

• be rolling in    沈溺於, 在...中打滾
• honor roll    中小學優等學生名單
• on a roll    連連獲勝中, 連續有好運氣
• roll about    轉動
• roll by    匆匆逝去, 駛過
• roll call    點名, 點名時間, 點名號角
• roll down    滾下, 搖下
• roll in    大量湧進
• roll into    滾進, 捲成, 使合為一體
• roll into one    捲成一團
• roll of honour    榮譽名冊, 陣亡將士名冊
• roll on    轉動眼睛, 滔滔流動
• roll oneself up    蜷縮
• roll out    轉出
• strike off the rolls    開除

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 구르다, 굴러가다, 진행하다
v. tr. - 회전시키다, 감다, 굽이치게 하다
n. - 회전 , 옆질 , 굽이침

idioms:

• be rolling in    굉장한 부자다
• roll about    아무렇게나 굴러가다
• roll by    지나가다, 차로 지나가다
• roll down    굴러 떨어지다
• roll in    많이 들어가다, 잠자리에 들다
• roll into    합하다
• roll on    굴러서 가다, 나아가다
• roll oneself up    몸을 둥글게 하다, 몸을 감싸다
• roll out    마중하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 転がる, 転げ回る, 丸める, 巻く, 進んで行く, 押し寄せる, 打ち寄せる, 横揺れする, ふらふら歩く, 伸ばす, 過ぎ去る
n. - 巻いた物, 名簿, 目録, 丸い塊, ロールパン, 巻き菓子, 横揺れ, 転がること, 回転

idioms:

• honor roll    受賞者一覧, 優等生名簿
• on a roll    軌道にのる
• roll about    ころころ転がる, ころころ転がす, 笑い転げる
• roll by    巡る
• roll call    点呼, 点呼の合図
• roll down    ころがり落ちる
• roll in    たくさん入る, 寝る, 床に入る
• roll into    転がり込む, 丸めて～を作る, 丸まって～になる
• roll into one    合わせて一つにする
• roll of honour    優等生
• roll on    過ぎ去る, とうとうと流れる, 巻いてはく, 早く来る
• roll oneself up    姿を現す, 集める, 身をくるむ
• roll out    伸ばす, ころがして出す, ロールアウト
• roll up one's sleeves    腕まくりする, 心を引き締める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) درج, وثيقه رسميه, بيان, لفه, قائمه (فعل) يلف, يتدحرج, يغلف, يطوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התגלגל, התנודד, התנועע, ניטלטל, נכבש, הדהד, הרעים, התהפך‬
v. tr. - ‮גלגל, גלל, כבש (במכבש), נכבש, רידד (בצק וכו'), שדד (אדם חסר ישע)‬
n. - ‮גליל, לחמנייה, רשימת שמות, גלילה, מגילה, רולדה, גלגול, טלטול, רעש, רעם, גלגל, היפוך, כסף, במיחד בצורת שטרות מגולגלים‬

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