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Roll

Definition: Roll

Roll

Noun

1. 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).

Verb

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".

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)

 

Specialty Definition: Roll

DomainDefinition

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.

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Specialty Definition: Roll film

(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."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Roll

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.
EntrySourceExpressionField
ROEnglishRollMeteorology & Standards, International Organizations

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Roll

Synonyms: 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)

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Synonyms within Context: Roll

ContextSynonyms 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.

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Crosswords: Roll

English words defined with "roll": barrel rollclover-leaf roll, crescent rollhard rollkaiser rollLong rollonion rollParker House roll, Pay rollSize roll, snap roll, soft rollTo call the roll, To roll about, toilet rollVienna rollWhip roll. (references)
Specialty definitions using "roll": aileron rollCatholic Roll, coarse roll, curved rolldandy rollEDGE ROLLflick rollground rollinter-fold roll cuttermaking rollPay with the Roll of the Drum, plate rollrider roll, riding roll, Riggity roll, roll axis, ROLL BUILDER, ROLL CUTTER, ROLL EXAMINER, roll feeder, ROLL FINISHER, roll forger, roll former, ROLL GRINDER, ROLL INSPECTOR, roll molder, ROLL OPERATOR, ROLL OPERATOR I, roll orebody, ROLL RECLAIMER, roll setter, ROLL TENDER, ROLL TURNER, roll winder, roll wrappersledging roll, slow roll, SUPERVISOR, ROLL SHOP. (references)
Etymologies containing "roll": Walty. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Roll" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Breton (list), German (roll neck), Swedish (character, lines, part, personage, rôle, role).

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Modern Usage: Roll

DomainUsage

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)

Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock & Roll (1969)

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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Commercial Usage: Roll

DomainTitle

References

  • Von Roll AG: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Tootsie Roll Industries Incorporated: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Sausage Roll Appetisers and Dips (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made (reference)

  • Rock 'N' Roll and the Cleveland Connection (reference)

  • Fingerprint Science: How to Roll, Classify, File, and Use Fingerprints (reference)

  • Don't Roll Your Eyes At Me, Young Man! A Zits Sketchbook 3 (reference)

  • The Rock & Roll Rebellion: Why People of Faith Abandoned Rock Music and Why They're Coming Back (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • Rock 'n' Roll High School (reference)

  • Arthur - It's Only Rock & Roll (Starring the Backstreet Boys) (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Roll

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Photo Album: Roll

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

(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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Digital Photo Gallery: Roll
 

"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.

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Sounds Captioned with "Roll".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
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.

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Familiar Quotations: Roll

AuthorQuotation

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.

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Historic Usage: Roll

AuthorDateQuotation

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.

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Use in Literature: Roll

TitleAuthorQuote

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.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Roll

SubjectTopicQuote

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.

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Speeches: Roll

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809Should 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

1981-1989Let's roll up our sleeves and go to work, and put America's economic engine at full throttle.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001To 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.

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Usage Frequency: Roll

"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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)49.59%1,2846,150
Lexical Verb (base form)28.1%7279,285
Lexical Verb (infinitive)22.12%57211,028
Noun (proper)0.12%3202,518
Unclassified Items0.08%2245,945
                    Total100.00%2,588N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Roll

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.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
RollLast name2,0006,019
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Roll

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "roll".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
GalalN/ABiblical

A roll

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Usage in Company Names: Roll

CountryNameCountryName
Switzerland

Von Roll AG

USA

Tootsie Roll Industries Incorporated

 (more examples...)  

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Roll


1. Roll, AZ
Zip Code(s): 85347
Country: USA

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Expressions: Roll

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.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Roll

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
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.

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Modern Translation: Roll

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), (width), (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