Synonyms for roll
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1. roll

   A memorial is any object, whether a writing, a monument, or other permanent thing that is designed or adapted to keep something in remembrance. Record is a word of wide signification, applying to any writing, mark, or trace that serves as a memorial giving enduring attestation of an event or fact; an extended account, chronicle, or history is a record; so, too, may be a brief inventory or memorandum; the inscription on a tombstone is a record of the dead; the striæ on a rock-surface are the record of a glacier's passage. A register is a formal or official written record, especially a series of entries made for preservation or reference; as, a register of births and deaths. Archives, in the sense here considered, are documents or records, often legal records, preserved in a public or official depository; the word archives is also applied to the place where such documents are regularly deposited and preserved. Muniments (Latin munio, fortify) are records that enable one to defend his title. Compare HISTORY; STORY.

   Synonyms:
   account, archive, catalogue, chronicle, document, enrolment, entry, enumeration, history, inscription, instrument, inventory, memorandum, memorial, muniment, record, register, schedule, scroll

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1. rollverb

   Synonyms:
   revolve, wheel, rotate, turn over and over, rock, trundle wallow

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1. axial rotation, axial motion, rollnoun

   rotary motion of an object around its own axis

   "wheels in axial rotation"

   Synonyms:
   rolling wave, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, curl, paradiddle, cast, drum roll, axial rotation, peal, ringlet, coil, bowl, roster, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun

2. roll, rosternoun

   a list of names

   "his name was struck off the rolls"

   Synonyms:
   rolling wave, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, curl, paradiddle, cast, drum roll, axial rotation, peal, ringlet, coil, bowl, roster, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun

3. roller, roll, rolling wavenoun

   a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

   Synonyms:
   rolling wave, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, curl, cast, coil, paradiddle, drum roll, curler, crimper, axial rotation, tumbler, peal, hair curler, tumbler pigeon, ringlet, roster, bowl, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun

4. rollnoun

   photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light

   Synonyms:
   rolling wave, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, curl, paradiddle, cast, drum roll, axial rotation, peal, ringlet, coil, bowl, roster, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun

5. coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scrollnoun

   a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

   Synonyms:
   curl, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, cast, helix, coil, paradiddle, rolling wave, drum roll, peal, ringlet butterfly, axial rotation, volute, spiral, ringlet, roster, bowl, squiggle, lock, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun

6. bankroll, rollnoun

   a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)

   "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"

   Synonyms:
   rolling wave, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, curl, paradiddle, cast, drum roll, axial rotation, peal, ringlet, coil, bowl, roster, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun

7. bun, rollnoun

   small rounded bread either plain or sweet

   Synonyms:
   rolling wave, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, curl, paradiddle, cast, drum roll, axial rotation, peal, ringlet, coil, bowl, roster, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun

8. peal, pealing, roll, rollingnoun

   a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

   Synonyms:
   rolling wave, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, curl, paradiddle, wheeling, cast, drum roll, axial rotation, peal, ringlet, coil, bowl, roster, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun

9. paradiddle, roll, drum rollnoun

   the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

   Synonyms:
   rolling wave, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, curl, paradiddle, cast, drum roll, axial rotation, peal, ringlet, coil, bowl, roster, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun

10. scroll, rollnoun

    a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

    Synonyms:
    curl, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, coil, paradiddle, rolling wave, cast, drum roll, axial rotation, peal, ringlet, roster, bowl, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun

11. rollnoun

    anything rolled up in cylindrical form

    Synonyms:
    rolling wave, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, curl, paradiddle, cast, drum roll, axial rotation, peal, ringlet, coil, bowl, roster, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun

12. cast, rollnoun

    the act of throwing dice

    Synonyms:
    plaster cast, scroll, form, bankroll, axial rotation, curl, mould, coil, axial motion, rolling wave, cast, plaster bandage, drum roll, shape, mold, peal, cast of characters, ringlet, roster, bowl, dramatis personae, stamp, hurl, whorl, paradiddle, gyre, rolling, casting, pealing, roller, curlicue, bun

13. rollnoun

    walking with a swaying gait

    Synonyms:
    rolling wave, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, curl, paradiddle, cast, drum roll, axial rotation, peal, ringlet, coil, bowl, roster, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun

14. rollnoun

    a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude

    Synonyms:
    rolling wave, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, curl, paradiddle, cast, drum roll, axial rotation, peal, ringlet, coil, bowl, roster, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, bun

15. roll, bowlverb

    the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

    Synonyms:
    rolling wave, scroll, curlicue, bankroll, pealing, curl, bowling ball, arena, trough, paradiddle, bowlful, cast, drum roll, axial rotation, stadium, peal, ringlet, coil, sports stadium, bowl, roster, axial motion, whorl, gyre, rolling, roller, pipe bowl, bun

16. roll, turn oververb

    move by turning over or rotating

    "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"

    Synonyms:
    turn, vagabond, consider, wind, ramble, dig, debate, flip, wrap, pass on, seethe, stray, rove, reach, wave, twine, cast, flap, tump over, moot, wander, hustle, give, deliberate, cut into, overturn, bowl over, revolve, delve, pass, pluck, tip over, roll up, swan, roll out, upset, tramp, flip over, turn over, undulate, wheel, drift, knock over, roam, hand, range

17. wheel, rollverb

    move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle

    "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"

    Synonyms:
    wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, stray, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wheel, wind, flap, swan, wander, cycle, wheel around, drift, roll out, seethe, pedal, undulate, twine, tramp, bicycle, roam, vagabond, roll up, bike

18. roll, undulateverb

    occur in soft rounded shapes

    "The hills rolled past"

    Synonyms:
    ripple, wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, ruffle, twine, tramp, cockle, riffle, vagabond, undulate

19. roll out, rollverb

    flatten or spread with a roller

    "roll out the paper"

    Synonyms:
    wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, vagabond, wind, straighten, swan, wander, stray, roam, flap, roll out, seethe, twine, tramp, revolve, drift, roll up, undulate

20. rollverb

    emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound

    "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"

    Synonyms:
    wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, twine, tramp, vagabond, undulate

21. wind, wrap, roll, twineverb

    arrange or or coil around

    "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"

    Synonyms:
    vagabond, intertwine, wind, meander, nose, hoist, thread, wrap, twist, range, interlace, stray, rove, wave, swan, lift, twine, scent, wind up, flap, enfold, wander, hustle, entwine, wrap up, cast, enwrap, curve, distort, lace, pluck, revolve, roll up, envelop, roll out, wreathe, turn over, tramp, undulate, ramble, drift, weave, seethe, enclose, enlace, roam, wheel

22. rollverb

    begin operating or running

    "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"

    Synonyms:
    wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, twine, tramp, vagabond, undulate

23. rollverb

    shape by rolling

    "roll a cigarette"

    Synonyms:
    wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, twine, tramp, vagabond, undulate

24. rollverb

    execute a roll, in tumbling

    "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"

    Synonyms:
    wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, twine, tramp, vagabond, undulate

25. hustle, pluck, rollverb

    sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

    Synonyms:
    vagabond, hook, wind, ramble, cull, wrap, range, rob, pick, stray, rove, wave, pluck, deplumate, twine, surcharge, soak, overcharge, pull off, cast, flap, pull, wander, gazump, hustle, plunk, plume, bustle about, revolve, roll up, swan, deplume, roll out, pick off, tramp, turn over, bustle, undulate, tear, drift, tweak, seethe, displume, fleece, roam, wheel

26. roll, undulate, flap, waveverb

    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

    "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

    Synonyms:
    vagabond, wind, ramble, pother, wrap, seethe, beat, stray, rove, wave, twine, cast, flap, beckon, ruffle, wander, riffle, hustle, cockle, brandish, pluck, revolve, roll up, swan, roll out, tramp, turn over, flourish, dither, undulate, ripple, drift, curl, roam, wheel, range

27. roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabondverb

    move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

    "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

    Synonyms:
    roam, project, hustle, wrap, verify, spue, redact, affirm, drift, draw, cast off, wave, array, assert, wander, cheat on, mold, float, cast, put, twine, slog, turn over, avow, cheat, throw away, frame, place, roll up, seethe, pasture, crop, vomit up, browse, chuck, mould, throw up, contrive, retch, purge, rate, betray, tramp, disgorge, swear, plod, meander, flap, blow, lay out, pad, shed, wheel, shake off, barf, graze, weave, stray, wind, range, vagabond, swan, rank, grade, couch, thread, pluck, freewheel, rove, be adrift, ramble, regurgitate, cuckold, throw off, straddle, throw, cat, vomit, ramble on, revolve, order, hurtle, spew, honk, roll out, regorge, drop, set out, aver, run, jog, hurl, trudge, err, upchuck, footslog, be sick, undulate, digress, sick, divagate, puke

28. rollverb

    move, rock, or sway from side to side

    "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"

    Synonyms:
    wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, twine, tramp, vagabond, undulate

29. roll, revolveverb

    cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

    "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"

    Synonyms:
    wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, rotate, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, go around, orbit, orb, twine, tramp, vagabond, undulate

30. rollverb

    pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/

    "She rolls her r's"

    Synonyms:
    wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, twine, tramp, vagabond, undulate

31. seethe, rollverb

    boil vigorously

    "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"

    Synonyms:
    boil, wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, flap, stray, ramble, hum, cast, pluck, wheel, wind, revolve, swan, buzz, wander, seethe, roam, drift, roll out, twine, tramp, turn over, vagabond, roll up, undulate

32. rollverb

    take the shape of a roll or cylinder

    "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well"

    Synonyms:
    wave, wrap, rove, hustle, range, turn over, wheel, ramble, cast, pluck, revolve, wind, roll up, flap, swan, wander, stray, roam, drift, roll out, seethe, twine, tramp, vagabond, undulate

33. roll, roll upverb

    show certain properties when being rolled

    "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"

    Synonyms:
    pile up, vagabond, wind, ramble, bundle up, furl, wrap, seethe, amass, stray, rove, wave, bundle, twine, cast, flap, accumulate, wander, compile, wrap up, hoard, pluck, revolve, roll up, swan, roll out, tramp, turn over, undulate, drift, hustle, collect, roam, wheel, range

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1. rollverb

   Synonyms:
   turn (on an axis), make revolve

2. rollverb

   Synonyms:
   wrap round (one part on another)

3. rollverb

   Synonyms:
   wheel, trundle

4. rollverb

   Synonyms:
   revolve, rotate, turn, wheel, whirl, gyrate, whirl round, go round, turn round

5. rollverb

   Synonyms:
   run, flow, glide

6. rollverb

   Synonyms:
   rock from side to side

7. rollverb

   Synonyms:
   wallow, welter, tumble about

8. rollnoun

   Synonyms:
   volume, scroll

9. rollnoun

   Synonyms:
   chronicle, record, history, annals

10. rollnoun

    Synonyms:
    list, register, catalogue, inventory, schedule

11. rollnoun

    Synonyms:
    loaf of bread (small, and rolled up while in the dough)

12. rollnoun

    Synonyms:
    rocking (as of a vessel in a heavy sea)

13. rollnoun

    Synonyms:
    rub-a-dub, rat-a-tat, TATTOO, beat of drum

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1. rollnoun

   Synonyms:
   scroll, roster, record, convolution, trundle, coil

2. rollverb

   Synonyms:
   wheel, whirl, revolve, rotate, turn, gyrate, spin, trundle, circumgyrate, inwrap, infold, convolve, wallow, welter, rock, sway, lurch, titubate, fluctuate

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1. List of paraphrases for "roll":

   rouleau, rollo, roller, padrón, 'n'roll, coil, wobble, role, nominal, roster, register, bread, scroll, rollup, stabilizer

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1. Winston Churchill:

   A love of tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril but the new view must come, the world must roll forward.

2. Grant Wilson:

   Roll it up so that it’s a nice firm ball, put that around your waist and either pin it or just tie it in place, so it’ll stay firm if you roll from side to side during the night.

3. Neichelle Guidry:

   Let justice roll. Roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.

4. This Is Spinal Tap:

   Mick As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.

5. John Lennon:

   My defenses were so great. The cocky rock and roll hero who knows all the answers was actually a terrified guy who didn't know how to cry. Simple.