1. (noun) axial rotation, axial motion, roll
rotary motion of an object around its own axis
"wheels in axial rotation"
2. (noun) roll, roster
a list of names
"his name was struck off the rolls"
3. (noun) roller, roll, rolling wave
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
4. (noun) roll
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
5. (noun) coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
6. (noun) bankroll, roll
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. (noun) bun, roll
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
8. (noun) peal, pealing, roll, rolling
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
9. (noun) paradiddle, roll, drum roll
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
10. (noun) scroll, roll
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
11. (noun) roll
anything rolled up in cylindrical form
12. (noun) cast, roll
the act of throwing dice
13. (noun) roll
walking with a swaying gait
14. (noun) roll
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
15. (verb) roll, bowl
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
16. (verb) roll, turn over
move by turning over or rotating
"The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
17. (verb) wheel, roll
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
"The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
18. (verb) roll, undulate
occur in soft rounded shapes
"The hills rolled past"
19. (verb) roll out, roll
flatten or spread with a roller
"roll out the paper"
20. (verb) roll
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
"The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
21. (verb) wind, wrap, roll, twine
arrange or or coil around
"roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
22. (verb) roll
begin operating or running
"The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"
23. (verb) roll
shape by rolling
"roll a cigarette"
24. (verb) roll
execute a roll, in tumbling
"The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
25. (verb) hustle, pluck, roll
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
26. (verb) roll, undulate, flap, wave
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
"The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
27. (verb) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
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"
28. (verb) roll
move, rock, or sway from side to side
"The ship rolled on the heavy seas"
29. (verb) roll, revolve
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"
30. (verb) roll
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
"She rolls her r's"
31. (verb) seethe, roll
boil vigorously
"The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"
32. (verb) roll
take the shape of a roll or cylinder
"the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well"
33. (verb) roll, roll up
show certain properties when being rolled
"The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"
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Definition of 'roll' 
