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Definition: Roll |
RollNoun1. Rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation". 2. A list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls". 3. A long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore. 4. Photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light. 5. A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles. 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". 7. Small rounded bread either plain or sweet. 8. A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells). 9. The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously. 10. : a document that can be rolled up (as for storage). 11. : anything rolled up in cylindrical form. 12. : the act of throwing dice. 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). Verb1. 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. Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds". 3. Occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past". 4. Flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper". 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". 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. 11. : pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/ "She rolls her r's". 12. : boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "roll" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Industry | The drum or cylinder in the beater or hollander; its circumference is fitted with bars, also called knives. Source: European Union. (references) |
Aerospace | 1. The act of rolling; rotational or oscillatory movement of an aircraft or similar body about a longitudinal axis through the body - called roll for any degree of such rotation.2. The amount of this movement, i.e., the angle of roll. (references) |
Bible | Roll the common form of ancient books. The Hebrew word rendered "roll" or "volume" is _meghillah_, found in Ezra 6:2; Ps. 40:7; Jer. 36:2, 6, 23, 28, 29; Ezek. 2:9; 3:1-3; Zech. 5:1, 2. "Rolls" (Chald. pl. of sephar, corresponding to Heb. sepher) in Ezra 6:1 is rendered in the Revised Version "archives." In the New Testament the word "volume" (Heb. 10:7; R.V., "roll") occurs as the rendering of the Greek kephalis, meaning the head or top of the stick or cylinder on which the manuscript was rolled, and hence the manuscript itself. (See BOOK.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Computing | The angular displacement of a moving body around the principle axis of its motion. Source: European Union. (references) |
Fine Arts | In air photography, the camera rotation about the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. Source: European Union. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | The transverse oscillating rotation of a vessel about a longitudinal axis, which results when it meets waves with crests approximately parallel to the length of the ship. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Excrements of earthworms, shaping a more or less voluminous accumulation which is sometimes deposited around a cavity. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Industry | A machine element which consists essentially of a rotating cylindrical body which during use turns about its geometrical axis of rotation. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A web rolled up in the absence of a core. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Literature | Roll The flying roll of Zechariah (v. 1-5). "Predictions of evils to come on a nation are like the Flying Roll of Zechariah." This roll (twenty cubits long and ten wide) was full of maledictions, threats, and calamities about to befall the Jews. The parchment being unrolled fluttered in the air. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Military | 1. The rotation of an aircraft or ship about its longitudinal axis. 2. In air photography, the camera rotation about the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. Also called tilt. See also tilt angle. (references) |
Military & Defense | Angular motion [of an aircraft] about the longitudinal axis. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. An elongate protrusion of shale, siltstone, or sandstone (locally limestone) from the roof into a coal seam, causing a thinning of the seam and sometimes replacing it almost entirely. CF:cutout commonly overlain by a thin coal stringer b. An elongate upheaval of the floor material into a coal seam, causing thinning of the seam. Syn:horseback c. Various minor deformations or dislocations of a coal seam, such as washouts, small monoclinal folds, or faults with little displacement d. In veins and other types of ore deposit, a thickening or an arcuate change in dip in the orebody. e. See:roll orebody f. A rotating cylinder used to support or guide a portion of conveyor belt. g. One of two cylinders or grooved rollers between which material is drawn, for reducing its thickness, as the finished rolls of a rolling mill h. The appearance of other types of mineral deposits in places where the bed or vein thickens or thins i. A roughly cylindrical distribution of uranium mineralization occurring usually in the Salt Wash Sandstone. There is some question whether the feature is structural or sedimentary. j. An inequality in the roof or floor of a mine. (references) |
Shipping | To re-book cargo to a later vessel. (references) |
Slang | Verb. Source: Standard English; To roll, meaning constant motion. Definition: Leave. Context: It is usually used when you are in a group and you want to get them moving. Social Source: The Willcox Gang. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The roll film was invented by Eastman Kodak, and was the prime factor in making photography available for the common man.In producing roll film, photographic film is rolled onto a single wood, metal or plastic bobbin with a protective outer backing paper.
Due to the backing paper being non-translucent, the photographer may load the film into the camera in subdued daylight. As images are taken, exposed film is rolled over to an identical but initially empty receiving bobbin. For cameras with simple advance mechanisms, most roll film formats have frame number markings printed on the backing paper, visible through a red window at the rear of the camera. When all images are exposed, the film is not rewound. Instead, the now empty bobbin is moved ready to become the receiver of the next roll of film.
See also: film format
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Roll film."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| RO | English | Roll | Meteorology & Standards, International Organizations |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: RollSynonyms: axial motion (n), axial rotation (n), bankroll (n), bun (n), cast (n), coil (n), curl (n), curlicue (n), drum roll (n), gyre (n), paradiddle (n), peal (n), pealing (n), ringlet (n), roller (n), rolling (n), rolling wave (n), roster (n), scroll (n), whorl (n), hustle (v), pluck (v), revolve (v), roll out (v), seethe (v), turn over (v), twine (v), undulate (v), wheel (v), wind (v), wrap (v). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: roll-on (military & defense, transportation). |
| Antonym: unwind (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Convolution | Verb: be convoluted; Adjective:wind, twine, turn and twist, twirl; wave, undulate, meander; inosculate; entwine, intwine; twist, coil, roll; wrinkle, curl, crisp, twill; frizzle; crimp, crape, indent, scollop, scallop, wring, intort; contort; wreathe; (cross). |
Coil, roll, curl; buckle, spiral, helix, corkscrew, worm, volute, rundle; tendril; scollop, scallop, escalop; kink; ammonite, snakestone. | |
Evolution | Fluctuate, dance, curvet, reel, quake; quiver, quaver; shake, flicker; wriggle; roll, toss, pitch; flounder, stagger, totter; move up and down, bob up and down; AdVerb: pass and repass, ebb and flow, come and go; vacillate; teeter. |
Filament | Strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving. |
Motion | Verb: be in motion; Adjective: move, go, hie, gang, budge, stir, pass, flit; hover about, hover round, hover about; shift, slide, glide; roll, roll on; flow, stream, run, drift, sweep along; wander; (deviate); walk; change one's place, shift one's place, change one's quarters, shift one's quarters; dodge; keep going, keep moving; |
Record | Record, note, minute; register, registry; roll; (list); cartulary, diptych, Domesday book; catalogue raisonne; entry, memorandum, indorsement, inscription, copy, duplicate, docket; notch; (mark); muniment, deed; (security); document; deposition, proces verbal; affidavit; certificate; (evidence). |
River | Verb: flow, run; meander; gush, pour, spout, roll, jet, well, issue; drop, drip, dribble, plash, spirtle, trill, trickle, distill, percolate; stream, overflow, inundate, deluge, flow over, splash, swash; guggle, murmur, babble, bubble, purl, gurgle, sputter, spurt, spray, regurgitate; ooze, flow out. (egress). |
Rotation | Noun: rotation, revolution, spinning, gyration, turning about an axis, turning aound an axis, circulation, roll; circumrotation, circumvolution, circumgyration; volutation, circination, turbination, pirouette, convolution. |
Rotundity | Cylinder, cylindroid, cylindrical; barrel, drum; roll, roller; rouleau, column, rolling-pin, rundle. |
Smoothness | Verb: smooth, smoothen; plane; file; mow, shave; level, roll; macadamize; polish, burnish, calender, glaze; iron, hot-press, mangle; lubricate; (oil). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Look at you: member of the honor roll, assistant to the assistant manager of the movie theater (Fast Times at Ridgemont High; writing credit: Cameron Crowe.) The only way that patch is going to help me is if I roll it and smoke it. (Speed 2: Cruise Control; writing credit: Graham Yost; Jan de Bont) All right, son: roll them guns up, count the money, and put your seat belt on. (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; writing credit: Guy Ritchie) Brilliant gold taps, virginal white marble, a seat carved from ebony, a cistern full of chanel number five, and a flunky handing me pieces of raw silk toilet roll. But under the circumstances I'll settle for anywhere (Trainspotting; writing credit: Irvine Welsh; John Hodge) How about a quick roll call (Toy Story 2; writing credit: John Lasseter; Peter Docter) | |
Lyrics | Roll Over Beethoven, I gotta hear it again today (Roll Over Beethoven; performing artist: Chuck Berry) The right time to roll to me (Roll To Me; performing artist: Del Amitri) I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band (I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band); performing artist: The Moody Blues) Everyday gotta roll on (Dear Mama; performing artist: 2Pac) Do you wanna roll with me (More Than A Woman; performing artist: Aaliyah) | |
Clever | May your life be long and useful like a roll of toilet paper. (references; author: unknown) WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to roll over in the morning and see something really scary. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Let the Good Times Roll (1973) The London Rock and Roll Show (1973) Rock and Roll Shake (1973) Roll Out (1973) | |
Song Titles | Rock 'N' Roll To The Rescue (performing artist: The Beach Boys) Rock & Roll (performing artist: Gary Glitter) ROCK AND ROLL PART 2 (performing artist: Gary Glitter ) Heart Of Rock & Roll (performing artist: Huey Lewis & The News) I Love Rock `N Roll (performing artist: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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(2) color slides show single sandwich made on a submarine or hoagie type roll with all the fixings. (1) sandwich (no wrapping), (1) sandwich (on top of unwrapped deli paper). Credit: Renee Comet (photographer). | ![]() | Photographer Byron Hale with a roll of nine lens camera film. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | |
![]() | Departing NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER in Boston whaler Note bizarre roll clouds. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | Leaning into the roll. About a 25 degree roll from the stance of the sailor. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
![]() | An aerial view of the construction. Placing a roll of filter cloth and geogrid on the surface, rock is then placed on top of the fabric. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. | ![]() | A small school of wrasse grazing near damaged pipe after a large storm swell caused the pipes to roll around violently in a depth of 65 ft. Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |
![]() | Janice Richardson (left), NRCS Soil Conservation Technician, and Amber Bilak, Earth Team Volunteer assess irrigation efficiency on a side wheel roll sprinkler in an alfalfa field near Santaquin, UT. [Slide 97CS3148]. Credit: Ron Nichols. | ![]() | Roll on protection. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
![]() | Health savers [fruit coming out of a roll of life savers]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | Towing the submarine G-1, circa 1915. The original print's reverse contains the hand-written comment: "Towed 30 hrs. parted two line off Cape Hatteras, Fulton relieved by Castine, Castine stood by G-1 in storm off Hatteras for 48 hrs. before she could pick her up. G-1 registered a roll of 72 degrees. Arrow over rubber necks head." "rubber neck" is probably Chief Quartermaster John Harold. Credit: NAVY. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Aluminium roll" by Michel Marcon Commentary: "Aluminium roll." | "Roll of film" by Peter Gustafson Commentary: "Roll of film." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
| Drum roll at the circus. | Closing horizontal blinds by pulling on the string, releasing the catch, and letting the blinds roll down. | ||
| A drum roll played on a snare. | A quick snare drum roll. | ||
| Snare drum roll. | Rock and roll style snare drum beat. | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Alexander Pope | Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. |
Edward A. Craighill | What though the tide of years may roll. |
Horace | The centuries roll back to the ancient age of gold. |
Theodore Roosevelt | When they call the roll in the Senate, the senators do not know whether to answer ''present'' or ''not guilty.'' |
Vance Packard | Rock 'n Roll is monotony tinged with hysteria. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | Nay more, they are reactionary, for they try to roll back the wheel of history. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Douglas Adams | "I could hit a dozen with a bread roll from where I’m sitting." |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | When the old woman was gone, he made a roll of a hundred francs he had in a drawer and put it into his pocket |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He had rolled up his sleeves to show how Mr Gleeson would roll up his sleeves |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | He squatted on his hams and set the bottle upright against his coat roll. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | The parent will sometimes roll and spin round before you in such a dishabille, that you cannot, for a few moments, detect what kind of creature it is. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Roll the person on his or her side to prevent choking on any fluids or vomit. (references) | |
Therefore, as part of its new Roll Back Malaria program, WHO is promoting widespread use of bednets in endemic areas. (references) | ||
Also, studies have shown that it is unusual for a baby who is placed in a supine position to roll into a prone position during early infancy. (references) | ||
Business | Usually, a roll has about 30 to 50 meters of fabric. (references) | |
The roll out is reportedly slated to take place in three phases; e-mail, chat and advanced services. (references) | ||
As drywall began to enter the Argentine market, different types of roll forming machines were required. (references) | ||
Economic History | Azerbaijan | Some Internet firms have begun to roll out points of presence in various Azeri cities. (references) |
Seychelles | While the tourism and industrial fishing industries were on a roll in the late 1990s, the traditional plantation economy atrophied. (references) | |
New Zealand | The unicameral parliament (House of Representatives) has 120 seats, six of which currently are reserved for Maori elected on a separate Maori roll. (references) | |
Human Rights | Burma | If they arrived late for their duty, the local major reportedly forced them to roll down a bramble covered hill. (references) |
Political Economy | BANGLADESH | This change was not viewed in any way as a roll back of trade liberalization, but as simply the use of a temporary market instrument to slow down import growth and decline of foreign reserves. (references) |
Political Rights | Pakistan | Each of the four categories is maintained on a separate electorate roll, and minorities cannot cast votes for the Muslim constituency seats. (references) |
Trade | Philippines | When it is not practical or possible to conform to the previous requirement, an alternative method shall be to print or stamp the required information on the outer-edge portion of the fabric roll or fold and, in addition, to attach tags at the beginning and end of the roll or folds. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | WASHINGTONIAN, n. A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of governing himself for the advantage of good government. In justice to him it should be said that he did not want to. They took away his vote and gave instead The right, when he had earned, to eat his bread. In vain -- he clamors for his "boss," pour soul, To come again and part him from his roll. Offenbach Stutz |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | Should the Legislature think it expedient to pass this roll in review and try all its parts by the test of public utility, they may be assured of every aid and light which Executive information can yield. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Let's roll up our sleeves and go to work, and put America's economic engine at full throttle. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | To stop and roll back North Korea's potentially deadly nuclear program, we'll continue to implement the agreement we have reached with that nation. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Roll" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 49.59% of the time. "Roll" is used about 2,588 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 49.59% | 1,284 | 6,150 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 28.1% | 727 | 9,285 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 22.12% | 572 | 11,028 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.12% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.08% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,588 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "roll" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Roll | Last name | 2,000 | 6,019 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "roll". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Galal | N/A | Biblical | A roll |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Switzerland | Von Roll AG | USA | Tootsie Roll Industries Incorporated |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Roll, AZ |
Expressions using "roll": a roll of money ♦ A/B roll ♦ aileron roll ♦ angle of roll ♦ barrel roll ♦ beater roll ♦ blank like fine roll ♦ bread roll ♦ bridge roll ♦ call the roll ♦ cheese roll ♦ chequer roll ♦ church roll ♦ cinnamon roll ♦ class roll ♦ coffee roll ♦ crescent roll ♦ curved roll ♦ dandy roll ♦ death roll ♦ detaching roll ♦ dinner roll ♦ drum roll ♦ Dutch roll ♦ egg roll ♦ electoral roll ♦ Fire roll ♦ flick roll ♦ french roll ♦ half roll ♦ ham roll ♦ hamburger roll ♦ hard roll ♦ jelly roll ♦ jelly Roll Morton ♦ jumbo roll ♦ kaiser roll ♦ Kitcat roll ♦ kitchen roll ♦ landing roll ♦ Long roll ♦ making roll ♦ mill roll ♦ mincemeat roll ♦ muster roll ♦ nominal roll ♦ onion roll ♦ papyrus roll ♦ Parker House roll ♦ patent roll ♦ pay roll ♦ pinwheel roll ♦ pipe roll ♦ press roll ♦ press roll nip ♦ ragmans roll ♦ Ragman's roll ♦ rent roll ♦ rider roll ♦ riding roll ♦ rock and roll ♦ rock n roll ♦ rock 'n' roll ♦ rock 'n' roll musician ♦ roll a cigarette ♦ roll a log for smb. ♦ roll a rug ♦ roll about ♦ roll along ♦ roll around ♦ roll away ♦ roll axis ♦ roll back ♦ roll back the tide ♦ roll band ♦ roll by ♦ roll cake ♦ roll call ♦ roll channel ♦ roll cloud ♦ roll collar ♦ roll damper ♦ roll down ♦ roll eyes ♦ roll feed ♦ roll film ♦ roll in ♦ roll in cash ♦ roll in flour ♦ roll in luxury ♦ roll in riches ♦ roll in the aisles ♦ roll in the dust ♦ roll in the hay ♦ roll in wealth ♦ roll into a ball ♦ roll into one ♦ roll lathe ♦ roll latten ♦ roll list ♦ roll marks. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "roll": roll-a-ball, roll-across, roll-a-joint, roll-all, roll-along, roll-a-perm, roll-back, roll-backed, roll-brim, roll-call, roll-calls, roll-crushers, roll-down, roll-edge, roll-fed, roll-flaps, roll-forming, roll-forward, roll-front, roll-front cabinet, roll-in, roll-like, roll-meets, roll-mill, roll-mower, roll-neck, roll-necked, roll-necks, roll-off, roll-on, roll-ons, roll-out, roll-out, roll-over, roll-over bar, roll-over-credit, roll-ramp, roll-rate, Roll-royce, roll-top, roll-top deck, roll-up, roll-up shutter, roll-ups, roll-your-owns. | |
Ending with "roll": anti-roll, leaf-roll, pay-roll. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
roll royce | 2,017 | cabbage roll | 165 |
rock and roll hall of fame | 1,172 | recipe for cinnamon roll | 159 |
rock roll | 983 | diego marathon rock roll san | 157 |
rock n roll | 696 | egg roll | 155 |
roll a joint | 437 | roll of thunder hear my cry | 151 |
tootsie roll | 432 | i love rock roll | 143 |
roll | 402 | paper roll | 141 |
roll top desk | 401 | history of rock and roll | 139 |
rock and roll marathon | 393 | egg roll recipe | 136 |
roll a blunt | 305 | roll royce car | 128 |
rock and roll jeopardy | 272 | spring roll | 117 |
rock n roll marathon | 240 | roll royce phantom | 116 |
rock n roll hall of fame | 234 | honor national roll | 114 |
roll cage | 233 | roll away bed | 111 |
roll bar | 216 | roll pan | 106 |
cinnamon roll | 205 | i love rock n roll | 106 |
dawes roll | 199 | b b b b b b death heavy it metal metal metal music punk rock roll shirt shirt shirt t t t trash turn up | 106 |
roll up door | 192 | computer roll top desk | 98 |
roll out | 190 | rock and roll music | 93 |
roll call | 179 | diego marathon n rock roll san | 92 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "roll"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | rolletjie. (various references) | |
Albanian | rulon, rul (roller), rrotull (about, around, bobbin, coil, drum, pulley, reel, sheave), rrokullis (trundle, upset), para (ahead, before, beforehand, cash, chuck, contribution, currency, dough, Duff, forward, in face of, in front of, kale, loot, mammon, money, necessary, oil, oof, pelf, shekels, shell, shiners, siller, splosh, stiff, the almighty), dredh (cast, convulse, curl, friz, frizz, shake, spin, twist, vibrate, wriggle), e ecur prej kapadiu, katalog (book, catalogue, directory, pattern book, repertory, schedule), kaush (cornet), lapër, listë (calendar, catalogue, chart, list, nomenclature, reckoner, repertory, schedule, scroll), mbështjell (clothe, coil, encase, enfold, enlace, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, fold, inlace, involve, lap, mantle, muffle, nuzzle, overcast, reel, reel up, scarf, sheet, throw on, throw out, tuck up, twine, underpin, wind, wind on, wrap, wreathe), pako (bundle, carton, pack, package, packet, parcel, ream), bobinë (bobbin, cartridge, cassette, coil, reel, spool, winding), panine (loaf), vërtitem (circle, dance, flitter, flutter, gyrate, loiter, mill, mooch, move, move about, Potter, revolve, turn, turn round, wheel, whirl round), petëzoj (laminate, mill), shtrij (drape, elongate, expand, hold out, push, reach, recline, spread, spread on, stretch, unfold), simite (bap, bun, muffin), tufë (batch, beam, book, bunch, cloud, clutch, Covey, crop, drove, flight, flock, funiculus, group, herd, mass, muster, parcel, plume, ream, run, scads, slip, stack, swarm, troop, truss, tuft, tussock, wad), turrë (heap, pile), palë (cuff, fly, gathers, hem, lap, lappet, pair, pendant, reef, turn up). (various references) | |
Arabic | جول (meander, range, roam, rove, stalk, stray), دخل (come in, enter, extract, get in, go in, income, march, move in, proceeds, revenue, run, sink, step inside, take, taking, turn in, yield), تدفق (affluence, afflux, bubble, discharge, drift, flow, flowing, fluency, flux, gush, inflow, influx, inrush, issue, jet, onrush, outbreak, outflow, outpouring, pour, shoot, shoot up, slop, spirt, spout, spurt, stream, surge, throng), تدحرج (comb, drive, roulade, trundle, tumble down), سافر كثيرا, طاف (afloat, buoyant, circuit, cruise, floating, promenade, range, roam, rove, scour, swag, tour, travel), تتكسر الأمواج, صوت الرعد (rumble, thunder), تلوى (crank, crook, meander, ramble, screw, squirm, tangle, twist, wriggle, writhe), جرى (carry out, execute, float, flow, occur, precipitate, run, scat, take place, transact), إندفع للأمام, إنبسط (unroll), دفع (actuate, anticipate, bleed, boost, carry, crowd, dig, disburse, drive, eject, encourage, flog, galvanize, give, impulse, instigate, jog, jostle, motivate, nuzzle, pay, pay down, payment, plank, press, prompt, propel, propulsion, push, remit, render up, repulsion, rouse, shove, spur, sweep, thrust, thrusting, waft, wheel), دوى (blare, boom, peal, reecho, resound, reverberate, shrill, thunder), دحرجة (rolling), طرق الحديد (forge), قرع الطبل (taps, tattoo), ملس (plume, sleek, smooth, smoothie, stroke), موج صاخب, مخطوطة (copy, cursive, handwriting, script), لفة (coil, curl, furl, twist), لفافة (swaddle), ترنح (beat about the bush, falter, feel groggy, grogginess, halt, limp, lurch, quiver, reel, rock, shake, stagger, stumble, teeter, titubation, totter, walk with a wobble, waver, weave, welter), قائمة (calendar, catalogue, docket, enumeration, index, list, listing, manifest, register, roster, schedule, scroll, table), مهد (bed, cradle, even, flat, flatten, grade, level, pave, plane, smooth), قرع الطبول (rataplan, rolling, rub a dub, tuck), قرص خبز, تكور (ball, plumb out, roll along), تموج (corrugate, fluctuate, ripple, ruffle, stream, undulate, undulation, vibration, wave), تمايل (bob, flexibility, lopsided, lurch, nod, reel, stagger, sway, swing, teeter, titubation, waver, weave, wobble), تمرق, قائمة الشرف (roll of honor, roll of honour). (various references) | |
Bavarian | semme. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | люшкам (reel, sway, swing), валцовам, влача се (crawl, linger, lollop, lounge about, plod, shamble, shuffle, slouch, toil, trapes, trapse, wear away), обирам (burgle, mop up, mulct, plunder, ramp, ransack, skin, stick up, strip, strip bare), нося се (be rife, bound, drift, float, hover, rack, resound, ride, sail, sashay, skim, skitter, slip, spin along, sweep, wear, wing), непрекъснато биене на барабан, наклоняване (declination, leaning, list, nutation), навивам (coil, curl, expend, fake, furl, lap, quill, roll up, scroll, set, take up, tuck, tuck up, wind, wind up), напредвам (advance, develop, forge ahead, gain, get on, go, go ahead, move, move on, move onwards, proceed, progress, push, push forward, push on, push up, walk), запрятам (roll up), започвам (begin, come in, commence, enter, enter on, fall to, get under way, handsel, initiate, institute, jump off, kick off, lead, lead off, open, preface, premise, set in, set out on, set up, settle in, start off, start up, take off, tee off, teethe, trigger), задвижвам (actuate, set off), двойно преобръщане през крило, ек (crab, grumble, peal), вълмо (puff, saltwort, sliver), летопис (record), бутам на колела, барабан (barrel, cylinder, drum, revolver, sleeve, swift, tambour), бия бързо, пътувам (hop, itinerate, journey, peregrinate, roll along, track, travel, trip), произнасям с вибрации, пресовам (calender, extrude, press, reduce), подвит край, пачка банкноти (wad), плуя (decay, rot, run, soak), изравнявам (balance, dress, equalize, even, flatten, flush, level, plane), еча (growl, grumble, peal, redouble, resound, reverberate), топ (bundle, cannon, gun, masthead, pack, piece, rook), свиря арпежи, свитък (scroll, volume), свивам (bend, constrict, contract, convulse, cop, double, double up, draw, knap, knit, knit together, knot, neck, pinch, pucker, screw, screw up, set, shorten, snitch, swing, turn, turn down, twist, wad, warp, work), списък (beadledom, bill, calendar, catalogue, docket, enumeration, index, list, roster, rota, schedule, scroll, table), спирала на йонийска колона, руло (loaf), ролка (cylinder, pulley, roller, spool), регистър (calendar, compass, list, musette, range, register), търкаляне (rolling, trundle), търкалям (trundle, tumble about), тътен (roar, roaring), валям (mill, thicken, tumble about), топчица (globule, knobble, pellet), валяк (roller), тека (course, devolve, effuse, flow, flux, lapse, leak, roll by, run, run on, set, sluice), кръгло хлебче, карам на колела, каталог (catalogue, list, schedule), клатушкане (joggle, reel, stagger, totter, vacillation, wabble, wobble), клатя (rock, shake, vibrate, wag, waggle), кифла (bun, wad), гърмя (bang, bellow, boom, fulminate, peal, pop off, speak, thunder), въртя (manage, move, revolve, roll about, rotate, spin, sway, swing, switch, swivel, toss about, trifle, turn, twiddle, wag, wheel about, wiggle, wind). (various references) | |
Chinese | 簸蕩 (rock), 滾動 (tumble), 幅 (width), 卷 (Coil, Coiling, Reeled, Reeling, VOL). (various references) | |
Czech | role (part, reel, role), kutálet se (trundle), balit (chat up), burácet (bluster, boom, rage, rumble, thunder), dunìt (boom, boom out, clang, rumble, throb, thunder), houpání (dangling, sway, swing, wabble, wobble), hromobití (thunderstorm), kolébání (cradling, sway), kolébavá chùze, kotouè (coil, disc, disk, reel, spool, swirl, wheel, whirl, wreath), kotoul (somersault), koulet se, řinout se (gush out, sluice, stream), kroutit si, záhyb (crease, Crinkle, fold, gather, meander, plait, ply, pucker, ruck, twirl, wrinkle), listina (act, charter, deed, document, list), stoèit se (coil, coil up), svitek (coil, scroll), válcovat (mill), váleèek (roller), válení (kneading, wallow), válet se (puddle, wallow, welter), výpis (extract), víření bubnù, vinout se (coil, convolve, meander, wind), kroucení (torsion, tortuosity, wiggle, wrench, wriggle). (various references) | |
Danish | rulle (bowl, coil, core, curling, dolly, pulley, reel, roller, rolling, scroll, winding), rundstykke. (various references) | |
Dutch | slingeren (brandish, fling, meander, oscillate, sway, swing, twist, wave, wave about, wind around), rollen (rollers, rolling, scroll), rol (account book, character, cylinder, drum, list, part, record, register, role, roller), kadetje (bread roll), kadet, broodje (sandwich), bolletje (pellet, spheroid). (various references) | |
Esperanto | rulumi, rulo, ruliĝi, ruli, rulfari, volvi (roll up, wind, wind up), bulko. (various references) | |
Faeroese | rundstykki, rulla, vinda (contort, jack, roll up, twist, wind, wind up), vevja (roll up, wind, wind up). (various references) | |
Farsi | غلتک (Roller, Sledge, Trundle), ثبت (Inscription, Notation, Registration), صورت (Aspect, Effigy, Face, Figure, Hue, Invoice, List, Medal, Phase, Roster, Schedule, Shape, Sign, Visage), طومار (Role, Scroll), تردادن , تراندن (Trundle), تلاطم داشتن , غل دادن , غلت دادن , بدوران انداختن , غلتاندن (Trundle, Turnover), فهرست (Catalog, Catalogue, Concordance, Legend, Phraseology, Registry, Repertory, Roster, Schedule, Table), غلتک زدن , غلتیدن (Slither, Wallow), گشتن (Go, Goggle, Grow, Roam, Search, Swirl, Troll, Trundle, Turquoise), گردش (Canter, Circuit, Gyration, Hike, Jaunt, Meander, Movement, Operation, Period, Progress, Promenade, Race, Rev, Stroll, Trip, Twirl, Wrest), گردکردن (Agglomerate, Conglobate, Gather, Globe), لوله (Cannon, Cylinder, Pipe, Spout, Tube), چرخش (Evolution, Gyration, Revolution, Swirl, Troll, Tumble, Turquoise, Twirl, Wheel, Whirl, Wrench, Wrest), نورد (Roller), چیزپیچیده , پیچیدن (Complicate, Envelop, Enwrap, Fake, Impact, Lap, Nest, Reverberate, Screw, Swab, Swath, Swathe, Tweak, Twinge, Twist, Wattle, Wind, Wrap), غلت خوردن (Tumble). (various references) | |
Finnish | tela (cylinder, roller), sämpylä (bread roll), rulla (reel, roller). (various references) | |
French | rouleau (roller), petit pain (bridge roll), roulis (rolling, rolling movement), rouler (rook). (various references) | |
Frisian | broadsje. (various references) | |
German | Rolle (bobbin, caster, Castor, coil, Crake, part, pulley, rôle, reel, role, roller, runner, scroll, skid), rollen (bowl, mangle, roles, roll up, scroll, taxi, to roll, to trundle, toss, trundle, wallow, welter, wind, wind up), Brötchen (biscuit, bread roll, bun), Semmel, Schlingern (lurch, roll about), wickeln (bandage, bind, coil, dress, put in curlers, put in rollers, roll up, swaddle, to swaddle, twist, wind, wind up, wrap, wreathe), Walze (barrel, cylinder, drum, platen, roller, rolling mill), wälzen (coat, pore over, shove, toss, turn over in smb.'s mind). (various references) | |
Greek |