Definitions for roll

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

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

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

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

(a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals))

(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")

(small rounded bread either plain or sweet)

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

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

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

(anything rolled up in cylindrical form)

(the act of throwing dice)

(walking with a swaying gait)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child")

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

(shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette")

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

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

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

(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")

(move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas")

(cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words")

(pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's")

(boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled")

(take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well")

(show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly")