Meaning

30 senses

  1. The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.

    the roll of a ball

    Look at the roll of the waves.

    the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

  2. Something formed into a compact shape by being rolled up.

    a roll of banknotes

    a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

  3. A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.

    Rolle, Vorwärtsrolle, Überschlag

    переворотperevorot, кувырокkuvyrok, кульбитkulʹbit

  4. Something which rolls.

    A heavy cylinder used to break clods.

    Walze, Sternwälzegge

    валval, бараба́нbarabán

    валval

  5. One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.

    to pass rails through the rolls

    Walze

    валval

  6. A swagger or rolling gait.

    walking with a swaying gait

  7. A heavy, reverberatory sound.

    Hear the roll of cannon.

    There was a roll of thunder and the rain began to pour down.

    Rollen, Grollen

    раска́тraskát, раска́тыraskáty

  8. The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.

    Wirbel, Wirbeln

    бараба́нный бойbarabánnyj boj

  9. The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.

    Rollen, Schlingern

    ка́чкаkáčka

  10. The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis.

    a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude

  11. The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.

    Calculate the roll of that aircraft.

    кренkren

  12. An instance of the act of rolling an aircraft through one or more complete rotations about its longitudinal axis.

    The pilots entertained the spectators at the airshow by doing multiple rolls.

    Rollen, Walzen, Rolle

    ката́ниеkatánije, враще́ниеvraščénije

Examples

782 sentences

  1. Aren't you going to eat your roll?

    Хіба ти не їстимеш свій рол? — deniko

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  2. She's rolling in money.

    Вона купається в грошах. — deniko

    ruУ неё денег куры не клюют. — odexed

    deSie schwimmt im Geld. — MUIRIEL

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  3. I like rock and roll.

    Я люблю рок-н-рол. — deniko

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  4. The ball rolled across the road.

    М’яч перекотився через дорогу. — uaspeaker

    ruМяч перекатился через дорогу. — Hellerick

    deDer Ball rollte über die Straße. — Sudajaengi

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  5. When two dice are rolled, what's the probability of getting a seven?

    Якщо кинути дві гральні кісточки, яка імовірність того, що сума буде сім? — deniko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
that which rolls; a roller:
a heavy cylinder used to break clods:
that which is rolled up:
a scroll:
Русский
By meaning 12
that which rolls; a roller:
a roll in gymnastics:
a heavy cylinder used to break clods:
a heavy, reverberatory sound:
the uniform beating of a drum:
oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side:
the rotation angle about the longitudinal axis:
the act of rolling:
that which is rolled up:
a scroll:
an official or public document:
a list of names or an official register of names:
Deutsch
By meaning 12
that which rolls; a roller:
a roll in gymnastics:
a heavy cylinder used to break clods:
a heavy, reverberatory sound:
the uniform beating of a drum:
oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side:
the act of rolling:
that which is rolled up:
a scroll:
an official or public document:
a list of names or an official register of names:
part; office; duty:

Origin

From Middle English rollen, partly from Old French roller, roler, röeler, röoler, from Med

From Middle English rollen, partly from Old French roller, roler, röeler, röoler, from Medieval Latin rotulāre (“to roll; to revolve”), from Latin rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”); partly from Anglo-Latin rollāre, from the same ultimate source.

From Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, role, roule, from Medieval Latin rotulus (“a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a paper or parchment rolled up”); as such, it is a doublet of role and rotulus.

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Forms

plural: rolls
Singularroll
Pluralrolls

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
pinwheelrollupswirl
Close in meaning
  • the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling):bowl
  • a list of names:roster
  • the act of throwing dice:cast
  • a document that can be rolled up (as for storage):scroll
  • a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore:rollerrolling wave
  • the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously:paradiddledrum roll

Word family

141 related words
Relatedwelt
DerivedenrolB2enrollB2aileron rollantirollanti-roll barbackrollbackwards rollbarrel rollbeadrollbedrollblue rollbookrollborrow rollbrushrollcannon rollcheckrollchin rollcombat rolldead rolldeath rolldice rolldrum rollduckrollegg roll

Collocations

11 patterns
  • rock and roll
  • the ball rolling
  • rolled up his
  • rolled the dice
  • roll up your
  • ball rolling
  • on a roll
  • rolled down the
  • honor roll
  • a roll of
  • rolled up the

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
roleA1roleplayrolexrollerrollerblade
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