Move vs. Roll — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Move and Roll
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Move
To change in position from one point to another
Moved away from the window.
Roll
Move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis
The car rolled down into a ditch
She rolled the ball across the floor
Move
To follow a specified course
Earth moves around the sun.
Roll
(of a vehicle) move or run on wheels
The van was rolling along the lane
Move
To change posture or position; stir
Too scared to move.
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Roll
Turn (something flexible) over and over on itself to form a cylinder, tube, or ball
She started to roll up her sleeping bag
Move
To start off; depart
After waiting for an hour, we decided it was time to move.
Roll
Flatten (something) by passing a roller over it or by passing it between rollers
Roll out the dough on a floured surface
Move
(Games) To change position on a board in a board game.
Roll
(of a loud, deep sound) reverberate
The first peals of thunder rolled across the sky
Move
To go from one residence or location to another; relocate
We moved to a new apartment.
Roll
Rob (someone, typically when they are intoxicated or asleep)
If you don't get drunk, you don't get rolled
Move
(Linguistics) To be copied or moved by means of a movement transformation to a new position in syntactic structure.
Roll
A cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding
A roll of carpet
Move
To progress in sequence; go forward
A novel that moves slowly.
Roll
A movement in which someone or something turns or is turned over on itself
A roll of the dice
Move
To progress toward a particular state or condition
Moving up in the company.
Move on to a new subject.
Roll
A prolonged, deep, reverberating sound
Thunder exploded, roll after roll
Move
To be disposed of by sale
Woolens move slowly in the summer.
Roll
A very small loaf of bread, to be eaten by one person
Soup with a roll
A bacon roll
Move
To be put in motion or to turn according to a prescribed motion. Used of machinery.
Roll
An official list or register of names
The school had no one by his name on its roll
Move
To exhibit great activity or energy
Things were really moving backstage.
Roll
Undulation of the landscape
Hidden by the roll of the land was a refinery
Move
To initiate an action; act
It's time to make a decision and move.
Roll
A roller for flattening something, especially one used to shape metal in a rolling mill.
Move
To be active in a particular environment
Moves in diplomatic circles.
Roll
To move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.
Move
To stir the emotions
Words that have the power to move.
Roll
To travel or be moved on wheels or rollers
Rolled down the sidewalk on their scooters.
Move
To make a formal motion in parliamentary procedure
Move for an adjournment.
Roll
To travel around; wander
Roll from town to town.
Move
To evacuate. Used of the bowels.
Roll
To travel or be carried in a vehicle.
Move
To change the place or position of
Moved the chair into the corner.
Could not move his arm.
Roll
To be carried on a stream
The logs rolled down the cascading river.
Move
To cause to go from one place to another
Moved the crowd away.
Roll
To start to move or operate
The press wouldn't roll.
Move
(Games) To change (a piece) from one position to another in a board game
Moved a pawn.
Roll
To work or succeed in a sustained way; gain momentum
The political campaign finally began to roll.
Move
To change the course of
Moved the discussion to other matters.
Roll
To go by; elapse
The days rolled along.
Move
To cause to progress or advance
Moved the research into new thinking.
Roll
To recur. Often used with around
Summer has rolled around again.
Move
To dislodge from a fixed point of view, as by persuasion
"Speak to him, ladies, see if you can move him" (Shakespeare).
Roll
To move in a periodic revolution, as a planet in its orbit.
Move
To prompt to action; rouse
Anger moved her to speak out.
Roll
To turn over and over
The puppy rolled in the mud.
Move
To arouse the emotions of; affect or stir.
Roll
To shift the gaze usually quickly and continually
The child's eyes rolled with fright.
Move
To cause to function
This lever moves the elevator.
Roll
To turn around or revolve on an axis.
Move
To cause to progress or advance
Moved the project beyond conventional thinking.
Roll
To move or advance with a rising and falling motion; undulate
The waves rolled toward shore.
Move
To propose or request in formal parliamentary procedure
Moved that a vote be taken.
Roll
To extend or appear to extend in gentle rises and falls
The dunes roll to the sea.
Move
To make formal application to (a court, for example).
Roll
To move or rock from side to side
The ship pitched and rolled in heavy seas.
Move
To dispose of by sale
Moved the new merchandise quickly.
Roll
To walk with a swaying, unsteady motion.
Move
To cause (the bowels) to evacuate.
Roll
(Slang) To experience periodic rushes after taking an intoxicating drug, especially MDMA.
Move
The act or an instance of moving.
Roll
To take the shape of a ball or cylinder
Yarn rolls easily.
Move
A particular manner of moving
Made some intricate moves on the dance floor.
Roll
To become flattened by pressure applied by a roller.
Move
A change of residence or location.
Roll
To make a deep, prolonged, surging sound
Thunder rolled in the distance.
Move
An act of transferring a piece from one position to another in board games.
Roll
To make a sustained trilling sound, as certain birds do.
Move
The prescribed manner in which a piece may be played.
Roll
To beat a drum in a continuous series of short blows.
Move
A participant's turn to make a play.
Roll
To pour, flow, or move in a continual stream
Tourists rolling into the city.
Move
An action taken to achieve an objective; a maneuver
A move to halt the arms race.
Roll
To enjoy ample amounts
Rolled in the money.
Move
(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
A ship moves rapidly.
I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move.
Roll
To cause to move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.
Move
(intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act
To move in a matter
Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!
Roll
To move or push along on wheels or rollers
Rolled the plane out of the hangar.
Move
(intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.
They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.
I'm moving next week but I don't have anything packed yet.
The rook moved from a8 to a6.
My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine.
Roll
To impel or send onward in a steady, swelling motion
The sea rolls its waves onto the sand.
Move
To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another
The waves moved the boat up and down.
The horse moves a carriage.
Roll
To impart a swaying, rocking motion to
Heavy seas rolled the ship.
Move
To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another.
She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.
He rolled a 5 and moved his counter to Boardwalk, the most expensive property on the Monopoly board.
Roll
To turn around or partly turn around; rotate
Rolled his head toward the door.
Move
(transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
This song moves me to dance.
Roll
To cause to begin moving or operating
Roll the cameras.
Roll the presses.
Move
(transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
That book really moved me.
Roll
To extend or lay out
Rolled out a long rope.
Move
To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
Roll
To pronounce or utter with a trill
You must roll your r's in Spanish.
Move
To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
Roll
To utter or emit in full, swelling tones.
Move
To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
Roll
To beat (a drum) with a continuous series of short blows.
Move
To apply to, as for aid.
Roll
To wrap (something) round and round upon itself or around something else. Often used with up
Roll up a poster.
Move
To request an action from the court.
An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order.
The district attorney moved for a non-suit.
Roll
To envelop or enfold in a covering
Roll dirty laundry in a sheet.
Move
To bow or salute upon meeting.
Roll
To make by shaping into a ball or cylinder
Roll a cigarette.
Move
To sell or market (especially physical inventory or illicit drugs).
This business will fail if it can't move the inventory quickly.
Roll
To spread, compress, or flatten by applying pressure with a roller
Roll pastry dough.
Move
The act of moving; a movement.
A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
Roll
(Printing) To apply ink to (type) with a roller or rollers.
Move
An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
Roll
(Games) To throw (dice), as in craps.
Move
A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
He can win a match with that one move.
Roll
(Slang) To rob (a drunken, sleeping, or otherwise helpless person).
Move
The event of changing one's residence.
The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
They were pleased about their move to the country.
Roll
The act or an instance of rolling.
Move
A change in strategy.
I am worried about our boss's move.
It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders.
Roll
Something rolled up
A roll of tape.
Move
A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
Roll
A quantity, as of cloth or wallpaper, rolled into a cylinder and often considered as a unit of measure.
Move
(board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.
It's your move! Roll the dice!
If you roll a six, you can make two moves.
Roll
A piece of parchment or paper that may be or is rolled up; a scroll.
Move
A round, in which each player has a turn.
You can win in three moves if you do that.
Roll
A register or a catalogue.
Move
To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage.
Roll
A list of names of persons belonging to a group.
Move
To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another on a playing board, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.
Roll
A mass in cylindrical or rounded form
A roll of tobacco.
Move
To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold.
No female arts his mind could move.
Roll
A small loaf of bread, portioned for one individual and often served as a side dish or appetizer or used to make a sandwich.
Move
To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion.
When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them.
[The use of images] in orations and poetry is to move pity or terror.
Roll
A portion of food wrapped around a filling
Cinnamon roll.
Sushi roll.
Move
To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn.
Let me but move one question to your daughter.
They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline war upon particular respects.
Roll
A rolling, swaying, or rocking motion.
Move
To apply to, as for aid.
Roll
A gentle swell or undulation of a surface
The roll of the plains.
Move
To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly.
The foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . . Nor till her lay was ended could I move.
Roll
A deep reverberation or rumble
The roll of thunder.
Move
To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter.
Roll
A rapid succession of short sounds
The roll of a drum.
Move
To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another.
Roll
A trill
The roll of his r's.
Move
To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
Roll
A resonant, rhythmical flow of words.
Move
The act of moving; a movement.
Roll
A roller, especially a cylinder on which to roll something up or with which to flatten something.
Move
The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game; also, the opportunity or obligation to so move a piece; one's turn; as, you can only borrow from the bank in Monopoly when it's your move.
Roll
An amount of rotation around a longitudinal axis, as of an aircraft or boat.
Move
An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
Roll
A maneuver in which an airplane makes a single complete rotation about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude.
Move
The act of deciding to do something;
He didn't make a move to help
His first move was to hire a lawyer
Roll
(Slang) Money, especially a wad of paper money.
Move
The act of changing your residence or place of business;
They say that three moves equal one fire
Roll
(transitive) 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 roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.
Move
A change of position that does not entail a change of location;
The reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
Movement is a sign of life
An impatient move of his hand
Gastrointestinal motility
Roll
(intransitive) To turn over and over.
The child will roll on the floor.
Move
The act of changing location from one place to another;
Police controlled the motion of the crowd
The movement of people from the farms to the cities
His move put him directly in my path
Roll
(intransitive) To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
Move
(game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action
Roll
(transitive) 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.
Move
Change location; move, travel, or proceed;
How fast does your new car go?
We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect
The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
Roll
(transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
To roll up the map for shipping.
Move
Cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense;
Move those boxes into the corner, please
I'm moving my money to another bank
The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Roll
(intransitive) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.
The cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.
Move
Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion;
He moved his hand slightly to the right
Roll
(ergative) To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.
This river will roll its waters to the ocean.
Move
Change residence, affiliation, or place of employment;
We moved from Idaho to Nebraska
The basketball player moved from one team to another
Roll
(ergative) 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.
Move
Follow a procedure or take a course;
We should go farther in this matter
She went through a lot of trouble
Go about the world in a certain manner
Messages must go through diplomatic channels
Roll
(transitive) To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.
To roll a field;
To roll paste;
To roll steel rails.
Move
Be in a state of action;
She is always moving
Roll
(intransitive) To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.
The pastry rolls well.
Move
Go or proceed from one point to another;
The debate moved from family values to the economy
Roll
(ergative) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
Move
Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);
Think before you act
We must move quickly
The governor should act on the new energy bill
The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
Roll
To leave or begin a journey.
I want to get there early; let's roll.
Move
Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;
This child impressed me as unusually mature
This behavior struck me as odd
Roll
To compete, especially with vigor.
OK guys, we're only down by two points. Let's roll!
Move
Give an incentive for action;
This moved me to sacrifice my career
Roll
(transitive) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
Move
Arouse sympathy or compassion in;
Her fate moved us all
Roll
(geometry) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
Move
Dispose of by selling;
The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers
Roll
(transitive) To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
Move
Progress by being changed;
The speech has to go through several more drafts
Run through your presentation before the meeting
Roll
To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
I was going to kick his ass, but he wasn't worth getting all worked up over; I don't roll like that.
Move
Live one's life in a specified environment;
She moves in certain circles only
Roll
To throw dice.
Move
Have a turn; make one's move in a game;
Can I go now?
Roll
To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
If you roll doubles, you get an extra turn.
With two dice, you're more likely to roll seven than ten.
Move
Propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
Roll
(RPG) To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.
I'm gonna go and roll a new shaman tonight.
Roll
To generate a random number.
Roll
To rotate about the fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare pitch.
Roll
To travel by sailing.
Roll
(transitive) To beat up; to assault.
Roll
To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution.
The feds rolled him by giving him a free pass for most of what he'd done.
Roll
To betray secrets.
He rolled on those guys after being in jail two days.
Roll
To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
Roll
To (cause to) film.
The cameras are rolling.
It's time to roll the cameras.
Roll
To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
Roll
(intransitive) To have a rolling aspect.
The hills rolled on
Roll
To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.
The years roll on.
Roll
(intransitive) To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
Roll
To move and cause an effect on someone
Roll
(intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
The thunder rolled and the lightning flashed.
Roll
(transitive) To utter with an alveolar trill.
Many languages roll their r's.
Roll
To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).
The kids rolled the principal's house and yard.
Roll
(transitive) To create a customized version of.
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Roll
To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.
Roll
To load ocean freight cargo onto a vessel other than the one it was meant to sail on.
Containers will be rolled to another mother vessel.
Roll
The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
The roll of a ball
Look at the roll of the waves.
The roll of her eyes
Roll
A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
Roll
Something which rolls.
Roll
A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
Roll
One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.
To pass rails through the rolls
Roll
A swagger or rolling gait.
Roll
A heavy, reverberatory sound.
Hear the roll of cannon.
There was a roll of thunder and the rain began to pour down.
Roll
The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
Roll
The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.
Roll
(nautical) The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis.
Roll
The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
Calculate the roll of that aircraft.
Roll
An instance of the act of rolling an aircraft through one or more complete rotations about its longitudinal axis.
The pilots entertained the spectators at the airshow by doing multiple rolls.
Roll
The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
Make your roll.
Whoever gets the highest roll moves first.
Roll
A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling and especially in the phrase on a roll.
He is on a roll tonight.
Roll
A training match for a fighting dog.
Roll
An instance of the act of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
That was a good roll.
Roll
(paddlesport) The skill of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
She has a bombproof roll.
Roll
(finance) Any of various financial instruments or transactions that involve opposite positions at different expiries, "rolling" a position from one expiry to another.
Roll
That which is rolled up.
A roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.
Roll
A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
Roll
An official or public document; a register; a record.
Roll
A catalogue or list, (especially) one kept for official purposes.
Several people sued the state after finding out that they'd been removed from the voter rolls for having died, despite their not actually being dead.
Roll
A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.
A roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon
Roll
A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
Roll
A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
Roll
(obsolete) A part; an office; a duty; a role.
Roll
A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.
Roll
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; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.
Roll
To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or putty into a ball.
Roll
To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; - often with up; as, to roll up a parcel.
Roll
To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean.
The flood of Catholic reaction was rolled over Europe.
Roll
To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; - often with forth, or out; as, to roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences.
Who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies.
Roll
To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails, etc.
Roll
To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
Roll
To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
Roll
To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in suck manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
Roll
To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
Full oft in heart he rolleth up and downThe beauty of these florins new and bright.
Roll
To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane.
And her foot, look you, is fixed upon a spherical stone, which rolls, and rolls, and rolls.
Roll
To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the street.
Roll
To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.
Roll
To fall or tumble; - with over; as, a stream rolls over a precipice.
Roll
To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away.
Roll
To turn; to move circularly.
And his red eyeballs roll with living fire.
Roll
To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
What different sorrows did within thee roll.
Roll
To incline first to one side, then to the other; to rock; as, there is a great difference in ships about rolling; in a general semse, to be tossed about.
Twice ten tempestuous nights I rolled.
Roll
To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to wallow; as, a horse rolls.
Roll
To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste rolls well.
Roll
To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear.
Roll
To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder rolls.
Man shall not suffer his wife go roll about.
Roll
The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the roll of waves.
Roll
That which rolls; a roller.
Roll
That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.
Busy angels spreadThe lasting roll, recording what we say.
Roll
Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list.
The rolls of Parliament, the entry of the petitions, answers, and transactions in Parliament, are extant.
The roll and list of that army doth remain.
Roll
A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself.
Roll
A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon.
Roll
The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching.
Roll
A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or of thunder.
Roll
The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
Roll
Part; office; duty; rôle.
Roll
Rotary motion of an object around its own axis;
Wheels in axial rotation
Roll
A list of names;
His name was struck off the rolls
Roll
A long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
Roll
Photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
Roll
A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
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
Roll
Small rounded bread either plain or sweet
Roll
A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
Roll
The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
Roll
A document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
Roll
Anything rolled up in cylindrical form
Roll
The act of throwing dice
Roll
Walking with a rolling gait
Roll
A flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
Roll
The act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
Roll
Move by turning over or rotating;
The child rolled down the hill
Turn over on your left side
Roll
Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle;
The President's convoy rolled past the crowds
Roll
Occur in soft rounded shapes;
The hills rolled past
Roll
Flatten or spread with a roller;
Roll out the paper
Roll
Emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound;
The thunder rolled
Rolling drums
Roll
Wrap or coil around;
Roll your hair around your finger
Twine the thread around the spool
Roll
Begin operating or running;
The cameras were rolling
The presses are already rolling
Roll
Shape by rolling;
Roll a cigarette
Roll
Execute a roll, in tumbling;
The gymnasts rolled and jumped
Roll
Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
Roll
Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;
The curtains undulated
The waves rolled towards the beach
Roll
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
Roll
Move, rock, or sway from side to side;
The ship rolled on the heavy seas
Roll
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
Roll
Pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/;
She rolls her r's
Roll
Boil vigorously;
The liquid was seething
The water rolled
Roll
Take the shape of a roll or cylinder;
The carpet rolled out
Yarn rolls well
Roll
Show certain properties when being rolled;
The carpet rolls unevenly
Dried-out tobacco rolls badly
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