roll

/ɹəʊl/ · noun

Meaning

The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
Something which rolls.
A swagger or rolling gait.
A heavy, reverberatory sound.
The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
To turn over and over.
To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.
That which is rolled up.
A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
An official or public document; a register; a record
A catalogue or list
A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.
A cylindrical twist of tobacco.

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