Roll Definition & Meaning — Word Unscrambler

noun

The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
Something which rolls.
A swagger or rolling gait.
A heavy, reverberatory sound.
The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, on 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.
The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis.
The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (and especially in the phrase on a roll).
A training match for a fighting dog.
(paddlesport) An instance of the act of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.
(paddlesport) The skill of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized.

verb

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 turn over and over.
To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.
To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.
To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.
To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.
To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
To leave or begin a journey.
To compete, especially with vigor.
To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
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.
To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
To throw dice.
To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.
To generate a random number.
(of a vessel) To rotate on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch.
(in folk songs) To travel by sailing.
To beat up; to attack and cause physical damage to.
To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution.
To betray secrets.
To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
(of a camera) To (cause to) film.
To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
To have a rolling aspect.
To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.
To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
To move and cause an effect on someone
To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
To utter with an alveolar trill.
To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).
To create a customized version of.
To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.

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