ROLL | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Middle English: from Old French rolle (noun), roller (verb), from Latin rotulus ‘a roll’, variant of rotula ‘little wheel’, diminutive of rota

move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis

move by turning over and over on axis

• the car rolled down into a ditch
• she rolled the ball across the floor

(of a vehicle) move or run on wheels

move or run on wheels

• the van was rolling along the lane

turn (something flexible) over and over on itself to form a cylinder, tube, or ball

turn something flexible over and over on itself to form cylinder or ball

• he rolled the handkerchief into a ball

flatten (something) by passing a roller over it or by passing it between rollers

flatten something by passing roller over it or by passing it between rollers

• roll out the dough on a floured surface

(of a loud, deep sound) reverberate

reverberate

• the first peals of thunder rolled across the sky

rob (someone, typically when they are intoxicated or asleep)

rob

• if you don't get drunk, you don't get rolled

a cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding

cylinder formed by winding flexible material around tube

• a roll of carpet

a movement in which someone or something turns or is turned over on itself

movement in which person or thing turns or is turned over on itself

• a roll of the dice

a prolonged, deep, reverberating sound

prolonged, deep, reverberating sound

• thunder exploded, roll after roll

a very small loaf of bread, to be eaten by one person

very small loaf of bread

• soup with a roll
• a bacon roll

an official list or register of names

official list or register of names

• the school had no one by his name on its roll

undulation of the landscape

undulation of landscape

• hidden by the roll of the land was a refinery

a roller for flattening something, especially one used to shape metal in a rolling mill.

roller for flattening something