ALL meanings of roll in the hay
roll in the hay
R r - noun roll in the hay a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll. 1
- noun roll in the hay a list, register, or catalog, especially one containing the names of the persons belonging to a company, class, society, etc. 1
- noun roll in the hay anything rolled up in a ringlike or cylindrical form: a roll of wire. 1
- noun roll in the hay a number of papers or other items rolled up together. 1
- noun roll in the hay a length of cloth, wallpaper, or the like, rolled up in cylindrical form (often forming a definite measure). 1
- noun roll in the hay a cylindrical or rounded mass of something: rolls of fat. 1
- noun roll in the hay some article of cylindrical or rounded form, as a molding. 1
- noun roll in the hay a cylindrical piece upon which something is rolled along to facilitate moving. 1
- noun roll in the hay a cylinder serving as a core upon which something is rolled up. 1
- noun roll in the hay a roller with which something is spread out, leveled, crushed, smoothed, compacted, or the like. 1
- noun roll in the hay 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 in the hay the act or process or an instance of rolling. 1
- noun roll in the hay undulation, as of a surface: the roll of a prairie. 1
- noun roll in the hay a sonorous or rhythmical flow of words. 1
- noun roll in the hay a deep, prolonged sound, as of thunder: the deep roll of a breaking wave. 1
- noun roll in the hay the trill of certain birds, especially of the roller canary. 1
- noun roll in the hay the continuous sound of a drum rapidly beaten. 1
- noun roll in the hay a rolling motion, as of a ship. 1
- noun roll in the hay a rolling or swaying gait. 1
- noun roll in the hay 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 in the hay 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 in the hay 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
- verb with object roll in the hay 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 in the hay to move along on wheels or rollers; convey in a wheeled vehicle. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay 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 in the hay to utter or give forth with a full, flowing, continuous sound: rolling his orotund phrases. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay to trill: to roll one's r's. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay to cause to revolve or turn over or over and over: to roll oneself on one's face. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay to cause to sway or rock from side to side, as a ship. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay to wrap (something) around an axis, around upon itself, or into a cylindrical shape, ball, or the like: to roll string. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay to make by forming a tube or cylinder: to roll a cigarette. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay to spread out flat (something curled up) (often followed by out): He rolled the map out on the table. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay to wrap, enfold, or envelop, as in some covering: to roll a child in a blanket. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay to spread out, level, smooth, compact, or the like, as with a rolling pin, roller, the hands, etc.: to roll dough; to roll a tennis court. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay to form (metal) in a rolling mill. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay to tumble (metal pieces and abrasives) in a box or barrel in such a way that their relative positions remain the same. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay to beat (a drum) with rapid, continuous strokes. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay (in certain games, as craps) to cast, or throw (dice). 1
- verb with object roll in the hay Printing. to apply (ink) with a roller or series of rollers. 1
- verb with object roll in the hay Slang. to rob, especially by going through the pockets of a victim who is either asleep or drunk. 1
- verb without object roll in the hay to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel. 1
- verb without object roll in the hay to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants. 1
- verb without object roll in the hay to flow or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion, as water, waves, or smoke. 1
- verb without object roll in the hay to extend in undulations, as land. 1
- verb without object roll in the hay to elapse, pass, or move, as time (often followed by on, away, or by). 1
- verb without object roll in the hay to move as in a cycle (usually followed by round or around): as soon as summer rolls round again. 1
- verb without object roll in the hay to perform a periodical revolution in an orbit, as a heavenly body. 1
- verb without object roll in the hay to emit or have a deep, prolonged sound, as thunder, drums, etc. 1
- verb without object roll in the hay to trill, as a bird. 1
- verb without object roll in the hay to revolve or turn over, once or repeatedly, as a wheel on an axis or a person or animal lying down. 1