rolling
verb
- 1
To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
“To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.”
- 2
To turn over and over.
“The child will roll on the floor.”
- 3
To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
- 4
To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
“To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.”
- 5
To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
“To roll up the map for shipping.”
- 6
To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.
“The cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.”
- 7
To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.
“This river will roll its waters to the ocean.”
- 8
To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
“To roll forth someone's praises; to roll out sentences.”
- 9
To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.
“to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails.”
- 10
To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.
“The pastry rolls well.”
- 11
To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
- 12
To leave or begin a journey.
“I want to get there early; let's roll.”
- 13
To compete, especially with vigor.
“OK guys, we're only down by two points. Let's roll!”
- 14
To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
- 15
To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
- 16
To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
- 17
To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
“I was going to kick his ass, but he wasn't worth getting all worked up over; I don't roll like that.”
- 18
To throw dice.
- 19
To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
“If you roll doubles, you get an extra turn.”
- 20
To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.
“I'm gonna go and roll a new shaman tonight.”
- 21
To generate a random number.
- 22
(of a vessel) To rotate on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch.
- 23
(in folk songs) To travel by sailing.
- 24
To beat up; to attack and cause physical damage to.
- 25
To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution.
“The feds rolled him by giving him a free pass for most of what he'd done.”
- 26
To betray secrets.
“He rolled on those guys after being in jail two days.”
- 27
To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
- 28
(of a camera) To (cause to) film.
“It's time to roll the cameras.”
- 29
To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
- 30
To have a rolling aspect.
“the hills rolled on”
- 31
To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.
“The years roll on.”
- 32
To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
- 33
To move and cause an effect on someone
- 34
To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
“The thunder rolled and the lightning flashed.”
- 35
To utter with an alveolar trill.
“Many languages roll their r's.”
- 36
To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).
“The kids rolled the principal's house and yard.”
- 37
To create a customized version of.
- 38
To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.
noun
- 1
The act by which something is rolled.
adjective
- 1
Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol, staggering.
- 2
Staggered in time and space; used with blackout, brownout, introduction.
- 3
Moving by turning over and over on an axis.
- 4
Extending in gentle undulations (of the landscape).
- 5
Making a continuous sound.
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