ALL meanings of roll around
roll a·round
R r - noun roll around some article of cylindrical or rounded form, as a molding. 1
- noun roll around a cylindrical piece upon which something is rolled along to facilitate moving. 1
- noun roll around a cylinder serving as a core upon which something is rolled up. 1
- noun roll around a roller with which something is spread out, leveled, crushed, smoothed, compacted, or the like. 1
- noun roll around Cookery. thin cake spread with jelly or the like and rolled up. a small cake of bread, originally and still often rolled or doubled on itself before baking. meat rolled up and cooked. 1
- noun roll around the act or process or an instance of rolling. 1
- noun roll around undulation, as of a surface: the roll of a prairie. 1
- noun roll around a sonorous or rhythmical flow of words. 1
- noun roll around a deep, prolonged sound, as of thunder: the deep roll of a breaking wave. 1
- noun roll around the trill of certain birds, especially of the roller canary. 1
- noun roll around the continuous sound of a drum rapidly beaten. 1
- noun roll around a rolling motion, as of a ship. 1
- noun roll around a rolling or swaying gait. 1
- noun roll around Aerospace. a single, complete rotation of an airplane about the axis of the fuselage with little loss of altitude or change of direction. (of an aircraft or rocket) the act of rolling. the angular displacement caused by rolling. 1
- noun roll around Informal. paper currency carried folded or rolled up: He took out an impressive roll and paid the check with a $100 bill. bankroll; funds: People were encouraged to shoot their rolls on mining speculation. 1
- noun roll around a single cast of or turn at casting the dice. the total number of pips or points made by a single cast; score or point. 1
- idioms roll around on a roll, (in a gambling game) having a continuing winning streak. enjoying continuing good luck or success: She's been on a roll since taking that course on sales techniques. 1
- idioms roll around roll in the hay, Slang. an instance of sexual intercourse. 1
- idioms roll around roll one's eyes, to turn one's eyes around in different directions or in a circle, especially as an expression of disbelief, annoyance, or impatience: He rolled his eyes when he heard the stupid joke. 1
- idioms roll around roll with the punches. punch1 (def 16). 1
- intransitivephrasal verb roll around sway this way and that 1
- idioms roll around strike off / from the rolls, to remove from membership or practice, as to disbar: He will surely be struck off the rolls if this conduct continues. 1
- intransitivephrasal verb roll around event, time: come again 1
- adjective roll around equipped with wheels or casters so as to be easily movable from one location to another: a roll-around kitchen counter. 1
- verb without object roll around to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel. 1
- verb without object roll around to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants. 1
- verb without object roll around to flow or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion, as water, waves, or smoke. 1
- verb without object roll around to extend in undulations, as land. 1
- verb without object roll around to elapse, pass, or move, as time (often followed by on, away, or by). 1
- verb without object roll around to move as in a cycle (usually followed by round or around): as soon as summer rolls round again. 1
- verb without object roll around to perform a periodical revolution in an orbit, as a heavenly body. 1
- verb without object roll around to emit or have a deep, prolonged sound, as thunder, drums, etc. 1
- verb without object roll around to trill, as a bird. 1
- verb without object roll around to revolve or turn over, once or repeatedly, as a wheel on an axis or a person or animal lying down. 1
- verb without object roll around to turn around in different directions or in a circle, as the eyes in their sockets. 1
- verb without object roll around to rock from side to side in open water. Compare heave (def 14b), pitch1 (def 20). to sail with a side-to-side rocking motion. 1
- verb without object roll around to walk with a swinging or swaying gait. 1
- verb without object roll around Informal. to begin to move or operate; start; commence: Let's roll at sunrise. 1
- verb without object roll around Informal. to go forward or advance without restrictions or impediments: The economy is finally beginning to roll. 1
- verb without object roll around to curl up so as to form a tube or cylinder. 1
- verb without object roll around to admit of being formed into a tube or cylinder by curling up. 1
- verb without object roll around to be spread out after being curled up (usually followed by out). 1
- verb without object roll around to spread out as under a roller: The paint rolls easily. 1
- verb without object roll around Aviation. (of an aircraft or rocket) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by rotation about its longitudinal axis. 1
- verb with object roll around to cause to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a cask, a ball, or a hoop. 1
- verb with object roll around to move along on wheels or rollers; convey in a wheeled vehicle. 1
- verb with object roll around to drive, impel, or cause to flow onward with a sweeping or undulating motion: The wind rolled the waves high on the beach. 1
- verb with object roll around to utter or give forth with a full, flowing, continuous sound: rolling his orotund phrases. 1
- verb with object roll around to trill: to roll one's r's. 1
- verb with object roll around to cause to revolve or turn over or over and over: to roll oneself on one's face. 1