Roll

Quick meaning: Roll is a verb meaning (ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.

Meaning

(ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
2. (ergative, sometimes figurative) To drive, impel, or flow onward with a steady, wave-like motion.
3. (ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
4. (ergative) To press, level, spread, or form with a roller or rollers.
5. (ergative) To move upon rollers or wheels.
6. (intransitive) To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
7. (ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.

Example Sentences

The child will roll on the floor.

To roll up the vase in bubble wrap.

To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.

The cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.

Word Forms

• rolls
• rolling
• rolled
• rollest
• rolledst
• rolleth

Synonyms for roll

Depending on context, synonyms include cast, seethe, undulate, wrap, peal, coil.

Antonyms for roll

Common opposites include unwind, unroll.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gyration, rotation, coil, curlicue, whorl, gyre.

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