roll

About 16.77 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb 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.

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

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

   To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.

3. verb To bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.

   To roll up the vase in bubble wrap.

4. verb To drive, impel, or flow onward with a steady, wave-like motion.

   This river will roll its waters to the ocean.

5. verb To pour or trickle.

   Drops of sweat rolled down his face.

6. verb To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.

   To roll forth someone's praises; to roll out sentences.

7. verb To press, level, spread, or form with a roller or rollers.

   to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails.

8. verb To move upon rollers or wheels.

Similar words

gyration rotation coil curlicue whorl gyre undulate pluck cast roll out

Often followed by

of and the call in up over out on

Word family

roll into one rolled rolled into one rolling rolling into one rolls rolls into one