26984 words

rolled

12 definitions • 15 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to (cause something to) move somewhere by turning over and over or from side to side:

Examples:

The vase rolled off the edge of the table and smashed.
The dog rolled over onto its back.
I rolled the wheel along the side of the road back to the car.
3
to move somewhere easily and without sudden movements:

Examples:

A tear rolled down his cheek.
A wave of cigarette smoke rolled towards me.
The piano's on wheels, so we can roll it into the room.
4
If an aircraft or a ship rolls, it leans to one side and then to the other because of the wind or waves.
5
If a machine is rolling, it is operating:

Examples:

cameras roll Just as the television cameras started rolling, it began to pour down with rain.
6
If you roll your eyes, you move them so that you are looking up, to show that you consider someone or something stupid or silly:

Examples:

roll in When he suggested they should buy a new car, she rolled her eyes in disbelief.
7
to (cause something to) turn over onto itself to form the shape of a ball or a tube:

Examples:

roll something into something He rolled the clay into a ball in his hands.
roll something (up) into something As I got closer, the hedgehog rolled itself (up) into a ball.
8
to make a cigarette by wrapping a piece of paper around some tobacco
9
to fold over a piece of clothing or material to make it shorter:

Examples:

roll back We rolled back the carpet to see the floorboards.
10
to make something smooth and flat:

Examples:

[ + obj + adj ] She borrowed a garden roller to roll the grass flat.
roll (out) When you have rolled (out) the pastry, place it in a pie dish.
11
to make a continuous, repeated, deep sound:

Examples:

drums roll The drums rolled as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.
12
If you roll your r's, you pronounce them with your tongue moving quickly and repeatedly against the top of the mouth:

Examples:

When you speak Spanish you roll your r's.

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