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