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Roll
1. A portion of food shaped like a tube with a filling. We had cinnamon rolls
for breakfast.
2. To move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly
turning over. The speeding car slid on ice, turned over and began to roll a
number of times before coming to a stop.
3. To travel or to be moved on wheels or rollers. They rolled down the sidewalk
on skates.
4. To be carried on a stream. The logs rolled down the cascading river.
5. To go by; elapse. The days rolled along uneventfully.
6. To move or rock from side to side. The ship pitched and rolled in heavy
seas.
7. To enjoy ample money. She just rolled in the money.
8. To shift the gaze usually quickly and continually. Her eyes rolled in
fright.
9. To make a deep, prolonged, surging sound. Thunder rolled in the distance.
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10. To pour or flow in or as if in a continual stream. The event saw tourists
rolling into the city.
11. To extend or lay out. The firemen rolled out the long hoses.
12. To rob a drunken, sleeping or otherwise helpless person. The man rolled the
drunken bum.
13. To accumulate; amass. They rolled up quite a fortune with their scheme.
14. A list of names or persons belonging to a group. They read the roll of
victims from the storm.
15. To make by shaping into a ball or cylinder. Some roll their own cigarettes.
16. To pronounce or utter with a trill. You must roll your r's in Spanish.
17. To reduce (prices or wages, for example) to a previous level. They rolled
back the prices for the special sale.
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