English Dictionary

roll

/ɹəʊl/

verb

(transitive) 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.

She likes to roll down the hill.

意味（1）

(transitive) 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.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To turn over and over.

The child will roll on the floor.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.

意味（4）

(transitive) 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.

意味（5）

(transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.

To roll up the map for shipping.

意味（6）

(intransitive) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.

The cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.

意味（7）

(ergative) To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.

This river will roll its waters to the ocean.

意味（8）

(ergative) 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.

意味（9）

(transitive) 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.

意味（10）

(intransitive) To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.

The pastry rolls well.

意味（11）

(ergative) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.

We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.

意味（12）

(chiefly US, Canada, colloquial, intransitive) To leave or begin a journey.

I want to get there early; let's roll.

意味（13）

(chiefly US, Canada, colloquial, intransitive) To compete, especially with vigor.

OK guys, we're only down by two points. Let's roll!

意味（14）

(transitive) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.

意味（15）

(geometry) 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.

意味（16）

(transitive) To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.

意味（17）

(US, slang, intransitive) 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.

意味（18）

(dice games, intransitive) To throw dice.

意味（19）

(dice games, transitive) To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.

If you roll doubles, you get an extra turn.

意味（20）

(role-playing games) 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.

意味（21）

(intransitive, computing) To generate a random number.

意味（22）

(intransitive, aviation, nautical, of an aircraft or vessel) To rotate about the fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare pitch.

意味（23）

(intransitive, in folk songs) To travel by sailing.

We're homeward bound from the Arctic ground / Rolling down to Old Maui

意味（24）

(transitive) To beat up; to assault.

Sometimes I'd roll a stray drunk, maybe steal a suitcase . . . anything so I could make it till morning

意味（25）

(transitive, slang) 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.

意味（26）

(intransitive, slang) To betray secrets.

He rolled on those guys after being in jail two days.

意味（27）

(slang, intransitive) To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).

Cindy replied, “Wow, that’s great. Did you try E at those parties?” Steel said, “Oh yeah. I was rolling hard at the Willy Wonka party.”

意味（28）

(transitive, intransitive, of a camera) To (cause to) film.

The cameras are rolling.

意味（29）

(transitive, soccer) To slip past (a defender) with the ball.

So it was against the run of play that their London rivals took the lead two minutes before the interval through Drogba. He rolled William Gallas inside the area before flashing a stunning finish high past keeper Carlo Cudicini.

意味（30）

(intransitive) To have a rolling aspect.

the hills rolled on

意味（31）

(figuratively, intransitive) To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.

The years roll on.

意味（32）

(intransitive) To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.

意味（33）

(figuratively, intransitive) to move and cause an effect on someone

Here tell me, if thou darest, my conscious soul,

Here tell me, if thou darest, my conscious soul, what different sorrows did within thee roll?

意味（34）

(intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.

The thunder rolled and the lightning flashed.

意味（35）

(transitive) To utter with an alveolar trill.

Many languages roll their r's.

意味（36）

(transitive, US) To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).

The kids rolled the principal's house and yard.

意味（37）

(transitive) To create a customized version of.

Let's go through and outline how you might roll a kernel for a networked Linux machine you are using as your desktop machine and a file server for a network of Windows and Mac machines.

意味（38）

(transitive, martial arts) To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.

意味（39）

(intransitive, shipping) To load ocean freight cargo onto a vessel other than the one it was meant to sail on.

Containers will be rolled to another mother vessel.