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• Roll — Roll, n. [F. r[^o]le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus ? little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {R[^o]le}, {Rouleau}, {Roulette}.] 1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Roll call — Roll Roll, n. [F. r[^o]le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus ? little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf. {R[^o]le}, {Rouleau}, {Roulette}.] 1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• roll — [rōl] vi. [ME rollen < OFr roller < VL * rotulare < L rotula: see ROLL the n.] 1. a) to move by turning on an axis or over and over b) to rotate about its axis lengthwise, as a spacecraft in flight 2. a) to move or be mov …   English World dictionary

• Roll — Roll, v. i. 1. To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane. [1913 Webster] And her foot,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Roll slitting — Roll slitting, also known as log slitting, is a shearing operation that cuts a large roll of material into narrower rolls. The log slitting terminology refers back to the olden days of saw mills when they would cut logs into smaller sections.… …   Wikipedia

• Cloth-wing ultralight aircraft — Eipper quicksilver MX A cloth wing ultralight aircraft is an ultralight aircraft with a rigid wing made from a flexible material (cloth), often allowing (roll) control using piano wires. Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

• roll — roll1 [ roul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move while turning ▸ 2 move on wheels ▸ 3 move from side to side ▸ 4 change direction faced ▸ 5 move across surface ▸ 6 wrap something around itself ▸ 7 produce long low sound ▸ 8 machine: work ▸ 9 make substance flat… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• roll — rollable, adj. /rohl/, v.i. 1. to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel. 2. to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants. 3. to flow or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion,… …   Universalium

• roll — [[t]ro͟ʊl[/t]] ♦♦ rolls, rolling, rolled 1) V ERG When something rolls or when you roll it, it moves along a surface, turning over many times. [V prep/adv] The ball rolled into the net... [V prep/adv] Their car went off the road and rolled over …   English dictionary

• roll — /roʊl / (say rohl) verb (i) 1. to move along a surface by turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel. 2. to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants. 3. to move onwards or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion, as… …  

• roll up — verb 1. form into a cylinder by rolling (Freq. 1) Roll up the cloth • Syn: ↑furl • Hypernyms: ↑change shape, ↑change form, ↑deform • Hyponyms …   Useful english dictionary