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Dictionary: un·roll   (ŭn-rōl') pronunciation

v., -rolled, -roll·ing, -rolls.

v.tr.
  1. To unwind and open (something rolled up).
  2. To unfold and present to view; reveal.
v.intr.
To become unrolled.


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verb

  1. To cause (a line) to become longer and less taut: play out, unreel, unwind. See give/take/reciprocity.
  2. To move or arrange so as to cover a larger area: expand, extend, fan1 (out), open (out or up), outstretch, spread, stretch, unfold. See move/halt.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: reverse the winding or twisting of
  Synonyms: unwind, wind off

Meaning #2: unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
  Synonym: unfurl


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rulle ud, åbne (sig)
v. intr. - oprulle

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) ontrollen, (zich) tonen/onthullen

Français (French)
v. tr. - dérouler
v. intr. - se dérouler

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) aufrollen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξετυλίγω/-ομαι, εκτυλίσσομαι

Italiano (Italian)
srotolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desenrolar(-se), expor

Русский (Russian)
развертывать, развертываться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desenrollar, desarrollar, desplegar, descubrir
v. intr. - desenrollarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rulla upp, rulla ut, rulla upp sig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
解开, 打开

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 解開, 打開
v. intr. - 解開, 打開

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (말려있는 것을) 풀다, 발전시키다
v. intr. - 펴지다, 전개하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 解く, 広げる, 展開する, 示す, 解ける, 開ける, 広がる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) نشر, بسط, انتشر, انبسط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גולל, פרש, פתח ממצב מגולל, הציג ע"י פתיחה‬
v. intr. - ‮נפרש, נפתח, הוצג לאחר שנפתח‬


 
 
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