roll

roll (http://definr.com/roll)

     n 1: rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in
          axial rotation" [syn: axial rotation, axial motion]
     2: a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls" [syn: roster]
     3: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore [syn:
         roller, rolling wave]
     4: photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it
        from light
     5: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn:
         coil, whorl, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll]
     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" [syn: bankroll]
     7: small rounded bread either plain or sweet [syn: bun]
     8: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn:
        peal, pealing, rolling]
     9: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly
        and continuously [syn: paradiddle, drum roll]
     10: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [syn: scroll]
     11: anything rolled up in cylindrical form
     12: the act of throwing dice [syn: cast]
     13: walking with a rolling gait
     14: a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal
         axis without changing direction or losing altitude
     15: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
     v 1: 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" [syn: revolve,
           turn over]
     2: move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The
        President's convoy rolled past the crowds" [syn: wheel]
     3: occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past" [syn:
        undulate]
     4: flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper" [syn:
        roll out]
     5: emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating
        sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
     6: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger";
        "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: wind, wrap,
        twine] [ant: unwind]
     7: begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The
        presses are already rolling"
     8: shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"
     9: execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and
        jumped"
     10: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and
         esp. underhanded activity [syn: hustle, pluck]
     11: pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ "She rolls her
         r's".
     12: boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething" [syn: seethe]