roll

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /rəʊl/, SAMPA: /r@Ul/
• (US) enPR: rōl, IPA ^(key): /roʊl/, SAMPA: /roUl/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone: role

Verb

Plain form roll

Third-person singular rolls

Past tense rolled

Past participle rolled

Present participle rolling

Rollers rolling in a machine

The ball rolls across the table

1. To roll is to move by turning over many times. Round things like balls can roll.

   The snowball rolled down the hill faster and faster.

2. To roll something is to make it round by bending it around many times.

   She rolled the newspaper into a long, thin rod.

Noun

Singular roll

Plural rolls

Bread rolls

1. (countable) A roll is something round that was made by rolling.

   The cloth in the store is in big rolls.

2. (countable) A roll is a bun: a small, round piece of bread.

   I like jelly rolls!