roll away
roll away · rolls away · rolled away · rolling away
To move or spray away suddenly, as from being kicked, earthquakes, explosions,…To move or spray away suddenly, as from being kicked, earthquakes, explosions, impacts, etc.
» Coins are round and roll away, but education stays.
Meaning
1 senses(usually)To move or spray away suddenly, as from being kicked, earthquakes, explosions, impacts, etc.
Examples
8 sentencesCoins are round and roll away, but education stays.
The ball rolled away into the sea.
Gabriel immediately rolled away from the fire.
The dung beetle started to roll a ball away.
Dung beetles use their hind legs to roll dung balls away.
Forms
rolls away, rolling away, rolled away, rolled away| Base form | roll away · to roll away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rolls away |
| Present participle | rolling away |
| Past simple | rolled away |
| Past participle | rolled away |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
13 phrasal verbs- roll upпакувати, упакуватиTo dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.
- roll outкотити, котитисяTo deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.
- roll onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo pass; to go on; to elapse.
- roll backзатримуватися, зоставатисяTo return to a prior state.
- roll aroundзнатиTo move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's body.
- roll withзайматися, мати справуTo handle and accept (something, especially an inconvenience or setback).
- roll offTo spontaneously roll suddenly and rapidly to one side or the other upon entering a stall (due to one wing stalling slightly before the other does, combined with the reduced effectiveness of ailerons for roll control at high angles of attack).
- roll inTo arrive casually at a place.
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Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb