roll /roʊl/
1. rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"
synset: axial_rotation, axial_motion, roll
2. a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls"
3. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
synset: roller, roll, rolling_wave
4. photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
synset: roll
5. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
synset: coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
6. a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"
7. small rounded bread either plain or sweet
8. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
synset: peal, pealing, roll, rolling
9. the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
synset: paradiddle, roll, drum_roll
10. a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
11. anything rolled up in cylindrical form
synset: roll
13. walking with a swaying gait
synset: roll
14. a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
synset: roll
15. the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
1. move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
2. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
3. occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past"
4. flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"
5. emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
synset: roll
6. arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
synset: wind, wrap, roll, twine
antonym: unwind, wind_off, unroll
7. begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"
synset: roll
8. shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"
synset: roll
9. execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
synset: roll
10. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
11. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
synset: roll, undulate, flap, wave
12. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "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"
synset: roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
13. move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"
synset: roll
14. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"
15. pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"
synset: roll
16. boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"
17. take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well"
synset: roll
18. show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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