a. : a quantity (as of fabric or paper) rolled up to form a single package. b. : a hairstyle in which some or all of the hair is rolled or curled up or under. c. : any of various food preparations rolled up for cooking or serving. cabbage rolls. a sushi roll. especially : a small piece of baked yeast dough.
roll something + adv./prep. He was rolling a pencil between his fingers. [intransitive, transitive] to turn over to face a different direction; to make somebody/something do this. roll over She rolled over to let the sun brown her back. He quickly rolled over and got to his feet.
a : to form (something) into the shape of a ball or tube. She rolled the dough into a ball. He rolled up the newspaper and swatted the fly. b : to put (something) inside a tube. He rolled the coins. c : to wrap up (something or someone) in a way that forms the shape of a tube. He rolls his own cigarettes.
A roll is a small piece of bread that is round or long and is made to be eaten by one person. Rolls can be eaten plain, with butter, or with a filling.
to move somewhere by turning in a circular direction, or to make something move this way: The ball rolled through the goalkeeper's legs. She rolled over onto her side. Fewer …
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Nature, Games, Colours & sounds, Water, Air, Tobacco, Crime roll roll 1 / rəʊl $ roʊl / S1 W2 verb 1 round object [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] TURN if something rolls, especially something round, or if you roll it, it moves along a surface by turning over and over roll down/into/through etc The ball ...
to ( cause something to) turn over onto itself to form the shape of a ball or a tube: He rolled the clay into a ball in his hands. As I got closer, the hedg rolled itself (up) into a ball. …
to cause to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a cask, a ball, or a hoop. to move along on wheels or rollers; convey in a wheeled vehicle. to drive, impel, …
verb. execute a roll, in tumbling. "The gymnasts rolled and jumped". see more. verb. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. "They rolled from town to town". synonyms: cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander. drift, err, stray.
ROLL definition: 1. to (cause something to) move somewhere by turning over and over or from side to side: 2. to…. Learn more.
