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roll [n]

1)	rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation"

Synonyms :

axial_motion axial_rotation

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gyration revolve wallow

2)	a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls"

Synonyms :

roster

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list batting_order death-roll muster_roll church_roll rota waiting_list

3)	a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

Synonyms :

roller rolling_wave

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moving_ridge flap

4)	photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light

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film

5)	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles

Synonyms :

coil curl curlicue gyre ringlet scroll whorl

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round_shape coil curl curl coil corolla calyx verticil

6)	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"

Synonyms :

bankroll

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cash_in_hand business

7)	small rounded bread either plain or sweet

Synonyms :

bun

8)	a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

Synonyms :

peal pealing rolling

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sound peal peal

9)	the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

Synonyms :

drum_roll paradiddle

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sound

10)

a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

Synonyms :

scroll

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holograph scroll dead_sea_scrolls megillah torah

11)

anything rolled up in cylindrical form

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cylinder bolt rouleau rouleau

12)

the act of throwing dice

Synonyms :

cast

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throw crap_game cast natural

13)

walking with a rolling gait

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gait

14)

a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude

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airplane_maneuver barrel_roll snap_roll

15)

the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

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actuation bowling

roll [v]

1)	move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"

Synonyms :

turn_over

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turn axial_motion roller roller avalanche roll_over rim revolve

2)	move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"

Synonyms :

wheel

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go axial_motion rolling wheel bowl troll

3)	occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past"

Synonyms :

undulate

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coil

4)	flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"

Synonyms :

roll_out

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flatten coil cog mill

5)	emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"

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go drum_roll peal

6)	wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"

Synonyms :

twine wind wrap

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displace crimper axial_motion roll_up winder winder unroll spool reel ball clew coil

7)	begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"

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function

8)	shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"

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form coil axial_motion

9)	execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"

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tumble axial_motion

10)

sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

Synonyms :

hustle pluck

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steal floozie hustler

11)

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

Synonyms :

flap undulate wave

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move wave flap undulation undulation luff

12)

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"

Synonyms :

cast drift ramble range roam rove stray swan tramp vagabond wander

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