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Move vs. Roll — What's the Difference?

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.

Roll

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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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