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    [Noun]  | "roll" | \ ˈrōl \


    1: a written document that may be rolled up : scroll; specifically : a document containing an official or formal record

    2: a manuscript book

    3: a list of names or related items : catalog


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English rolle, from Anglo-French roule, rolle, from Medieval Latin rolla, alteration of rotula, from Latin, diminutive of rota wheel; akin to Old High German rad wheel, Welsh rhod, Sanskrit ratha wagon;

    [Noun]  | "roll" 


    1: a sound produced by rapid strokes on a drum

    2: a sonorous and often rhythmical flow of speech

    3: a heavy reverberatory sound


    Origin: 1688 ;

    [Noun]  | "roll bar" 


    1: an overhead metal bar on an automobile that is designed to protect the occupant in case of a rollover


    Origin: 1948 ;

    [Noun]  | "roll cage" 


    1: a protective framework of metal bars encasing the driver of a vehicle (such as a racing car)


    Origin: 1964 ;

    [Noun]  | "roll call" 


    1: the act or an instance of calling off a list of names (as for checking attendance); also : a time for a roll call

    2: list


    Origin: 1763 ;

    [Noun]  | "roll film" 


    1: a strip of film for still camera use wound on a spool


    Origin: 1895 ;

    [Noun]  | "roll-neck" | \ ˈrōl-ˌnek \


    1: turtleneck


    Origin: 1943 ;

    [Noun]  | "roll-off" | \ ˈrōl-ˌȯf \


    1: a playoff match in bowling


    Origin: 1886 ;

    [Verb]  | "roll" 


    1: to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a surface

    2: to cause to revolve by turning over and over on or as if on an axis

    3: to cause to move in a circular manner


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French rouler, roller, from roele wheel, rowel & roule roll;

    [Verb]  | "roll back" 


    1: to reduce (something, such as a commodity price) to or toward a previous level on a national scale

    2: to cause to retreat or withdraw : push back

    3: rescind


    Origin: 1942 ;

    [Verb]  | "roll" 


    1: to form into a round compact mass;


      * e.g., " ... rolled up the wrapper from the straw and threw it "





    2: to make a low heavy rolling sound;


      * e.g., " ... thunder rolling in the distance "





    3: to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions;


      * e.g., " ... the car suddenly was rolling as high winds swept across the bridge "





    [Verb]  | "roll back" 


    1: to put an end to by formal action;


      * e.g., " ... lobbyists for the industry pressured the legislators to roll back the new automotive safety standards "



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    [Verb]  | "roll out" 


    1: to leave one's bed;


      * e.g., " ... you'll have to roll out by at least 8:00 a.m. in order to get there on time "





    [Verb]  | "roll up" 


    1: to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number;


      * e.g., " ... ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears "





    [Noun]  | "roll" 


    1: a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system;


      * e.g., " ... called the roll of people supposed to be in the class "



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    [Noun]  | "roll" 


    1: a rapid turning about on an axis or central point;


      * e.g., " ... the squirrel did a quick roll and vanished up a tree "



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    [Noun]  | "roll call" 


    1: a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system;


      * e.g., " ... the roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service "



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    [Noun]  | "roll calls" 


    1: a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system;


      * e.g., " ... the roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service "



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     [ "roll" ]

    1: Informal to make something at home; manufacture anything non-commercially (descended from the practice of rolling one's own paper-wrapped smoking instruments)

      * e.g.,  ... I don't buy store-bought spaghetti sauce: I roll my own from scratch. 

     [ "roll" ]

    1: Under the influence of XTC.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm Rollin' Balls!!" 

     [ "roll" ]

    1:  to rob, especially a helpless or unconscious drunkard a sex act to start a movie camera

      * e.g.,  ... They were about to roll him, but I got there in time. 

     [ "roll" ]

    1: A word used to describe a particular person's behavior or idiosyncrasies.

      * e.g.,  ... I work hard and party hard. That's how I roll. 

     [ "roll" ]

    1: can mean many things but i noticed this one wasnt listed: slang term for a pill of ecstacy.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey, you know where i can get any rolls?" 

     [ "roll" ]

    1: To leave, or to go somewhere.

      * e.g.,  ... "Yo, let's roll outta here" 

     [ "roll" ]

    1:  (n) ecstasy

      * e.g.,  ...  Let's get some rolls for the rave tonight. 


     [ "roll" ]

    2:  (v) to be under the influence of ecstasy

      * e.g.,  ...  I was rolling so hardcore yesterday. 


     [ "roll" ]

    3:  (v) to construct a cigarette or marijuana cigarette

      * e.g.,  ...  That man sure knows how to roll a joint. 

     [ "roll" ]

    1: verb, disparaging usage used with "through" or "by", to move or travel through an area or by a place where you or your kind are not particularly welcome as in a certain community

      * e.g.,  ... The policeman told me that he noticed a bunch of punks rolling through my neighborhood lately when I was making a vandalism report about my car that was egged. 

     [ "roll" ]

    1: To get owned. (Usually used in the past tense, rolled.)

      * e.g.,  ... 1: Today in hockey, I got rolled. 

     [ "roll" ]

    1: to show your appreciation for the Alabama Crimson Tide

      * e.g.,  ... Saul is rollin every Saturday for the tide. 

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