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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb roll 3 of 12 senses of roll Sense 2 wheel, roll => bowl => troll Sense 4 roll out roll => cog => mill Sense 6 wind, wrap, roll, twine => spool => reel => ball => clue, clew => coil, loop, curl Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb roll 3 of 12 senses of roll Sense 2 wheel, roll => bowl => troll Sense 4 roll out roll => cog => mill Sense 6 wind, wrap, roll, twine => spool => cheese => reel => reel off unreel => ball => clue, clew => coil, loop, curl Entailment of verb roll Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb roll 12 senses of roll Sense 1 roll, revolve, turn over => turn Also See-> roll down#1; roll over#1 Sense 2 wheel, roll => travel, go move locomote Sense 3 roll, undulate Sense 4 roll out roll => flatten Sense 5 roll => sound, go Sense 6 wind, wrap, roll, twine => move displace Also See-> roll up#3 Sense 7 roll => function, work operate, go run Sense 8 roll => shape, form Sense 9 roll => tumble Sense 10 hustle, pluck, roll => steal Sense 11 roll => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out enunciate, say Sense 12 seethe, roll => churn, boil, moil, roil Familiarity of verb roll roll used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 12) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb roll Sense 1 roll, revolve, turn over => turn -------------- Sense 2 wheel, roll => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 3 roll, undulate -------------- Sense 4 roll out roll => flatten -------------- Sense 5 roll => sound, go -------------- Sense 6 wind, wrap, roll, twine => move displace -------------- Sense 7 roll => function, work operate, go run -------------- Sense 8 roll => shape, form -------------- Sense 9 roll => tumble -------------- Sense 10 hustle, pluck, roll => steal -------------- Sense 11 roll => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out enunciate, say -------------- Sense 12 seethe, roll => churn, boil, moil, roil -------------- Grep of noun roll bankroll barrel roll bedroll carroll church roll cinnamon roll clover-leaf roll coffee roll crescent roll death-roll drum roll egg roll finger-roll hamburger roll hard roll jelly roll morton jellyroll kaiser roll lewis carroll muster roll onion roll parker house roll payroll pinwheel roll rent-roll rock'n'roll rock-and-roll rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll musician rock and roll roll roll-on roll call roll film roll in the hay roll of tobacco rollback rolled biscuit rolled oats roller roller-skater roller bandage roller bearing roller bit roller blade roller blind roller coaster roller skate roller skating roller towel rolling rolling hitch rolling mill rolling paper rolling pin rolling stock rolling wave rollo sausage roll scroll snap roll soft roll spring roll stroll sweet roll swiss roll toilet roll troll vienna roll Overview of noun roll The noun roll has 15 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (2) axial rotation, axial motion, roll -- (rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation") 2. (2) roll, roster -- (a list of names "his name was struck off the rolls") 3. (1) roller, roll, rolling wave -- (a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore) 4. (1) roll -- (photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light) 5. coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll -- (a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles) 6. bankroll, 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") 7. bun, roll -- (small rounded bread either plain or sweet) 8. peal, pealing, roll, rolling -- (a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)) 9. paradiddle, roll, drum roll -- (the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously) 10. scroll, roll -- (a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)) 11. roll -- (anything rolled up in cylindrical form) 12. cast, roll -- (the act of throwing dice) 13. roll -- (walking with a rolling gait) 14. roll -- (a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude) 15. roll -- (the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)) Overview of verb roll The verb roll has 12 senses (first 9 from tagged texts) 1. (22) roll, revolve, turn over -- (to rotate or cause to rotate: "The child rolled down the hill"; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"; "turn over to your left side") 2. (10) wheel, roll -- (move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds") 3. (7) roll, undulate -- (occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past") 4. (6) roll out roll -- (flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper") 5. (2) roll -- (emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums") 6. (2) wind, wrap, roll, twine -- (wrap or coil around "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool") 7. (1) roll -- (begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling") 8. (1) roll -- (shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette") 9. (1) roll -- (execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped") 10. hustle, pluck, roll -- (sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and esp. underhanded activity) 11. roll -- (pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ "She rolls her r's".) 12. seethe, roll -- (boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething") Grep of adj roll droll rolled rolled-up rolled into one rolled out rollicking rolling Overview of noun roll The noun roll has 15 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (2) axial rotation, axial motion, roll -- (rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation") 2. (2) roll, roster -- (a list of names "his name was struck off the rolls") 3. (1) roller, roll, rolling wave -- (a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore) 4. (1) roll -- (photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light) 5. coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll -- (a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles) 6. bankroll, 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") 7. bun, roll -- (small rounded bread either plain or sweet) 8. peal, pealing, roll, rolling -- (a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)) 9. paradiddle, roll, drum roll -- (the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously) 10. scroll, roll -- (a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)) 11. roll -- (anything rolled up in cylindrical form) 12. cast, roll -- (the act of throwing dice) 13. roll -- (walking with a rolling gait) 14. roll -- (a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude) 15. roll -- (the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)) Overview of verb roll The verb roll has 12 senses (first 9 from tagged texts) 1. (22) roll, revolve, turn over -- (to rotate or cause to rotate: "The child rolled down the hill"; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"; "turn over to your left side") 2. (10) wheel, roll -- (move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds") 3. (7) roll, undulate -- (occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past") 4. (6) roll out roll -- (flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper") 5. (2) roll -- (emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums") 6. (2) wind, wrap, roll, twine -- (wrap or coil around "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool") 7. (1) roll -- (begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling") 8. (1) roll -- (shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette") 9. (1) roll -- (execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped") 10. hustle, pluck, roll -- (sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and esp. underhanded activity) 11. roll -- (pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ "She rolls her r's".) 12. seethe, roll -- (boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething")
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