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Meaning of roll in English
roll verb (MOVE)
The dog rolled over onto its back.
The piano's on wheels, so we can roll it into the room.
the cameras roll Is the camera still rolling?
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roll verb (SMOOTH)
roll verb (SOUND)
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roll noun (TUBE)
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B1 [ C ] (also bread roll)
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(Definition of roll from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
roll | American Dictionary
roll verb (MOVE)
roll verb (FORM ROUNDED SHAPE)
roll verb (SOUND)
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roll noun (LIST)
roll noun (BREAD)
roll noun (MOVEMENT)
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(Definition of roll from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of roll
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A suitable mechanism with gear trains has been designed for performing the jaw of shoulder and the roll of wrist.
The single wheel has three resistance forces during the steering - the contact frictional force, the wheel rolling resistance and the scrubbing torque.
The sharp spectral _roll_-off in this range exaggerates the ordinal error for a fixed abscissa.
A second way in which an opposition party may avoid being rolled is by exercising institutional veto or delay powers with which it is endowed.
A certain 'familialization' of the councils can be ascertained, with some family names appearing on the rolls for generation after generation.
Curves 1 and 2 are two extremes of observed trajectories stabilizing to roll cells with a negative flow direction.
The intervention group was a closed cohort group where no rolling admissions were allowed into the group after treatment had commenced.
Consider a rotating spherical target, which rolls down along the layering channel.
For large fluid depths and small temperature differences only circular plan-form rolls were observed.
When we walk, the feet take us forward, rolling slowly, yet linear and horizontal, helped by the eyes leading us on.
Let's assume that the desired body roll angle with reference to the vertical is zero (upright posture).
Ten leaves per plot were cut early in the morning (before rolling) and immediately transported to the laboratory.
With an appropriate local control at the stance-ankle roll joint, the algorithm was successfully implemented to achieve lateral balance without the need of learning.
By sheer accident, an empty trolley, nobody aboard, is starting to roll down a certain track.
For selection of _roll_-call votes, see note 72.
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Collocations with roll
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The church had 70 members at this stage; when the membership roll was inaugurated in 1938 there were 52.
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An example is the familiar scrolling 'piano roll' display which features in most sequencing software.
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Translations of roll
in Chinese (Traditional)
移動, （使）翻滾, （使）滾動…
in Chinese (Simplified)
移动, （使）翻滚, （使）滚动…
in Spanish
rodar, hacer rodar, enrollar…
in Portuguese
rolar, enrolar, enrolar-se…
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yuvarlanmak/yuvarlamak, top, rulo…
(faire) rouler, rouler, (se) rouler…
rodar, rodolar, fer rodar…
rol, broodje, het rollen…
(எதையாவது ஏற்படுத்த) எங்காவது திரும்புவதன் மூலம் அல்லது பக்கத்திலிருந்து பக்கமாக நகர்த்தவும், எங்காவது எளிதாகவும் திடீர் அசைவுகளும் இல்லாமல் நகர்த்த, ஒரு பந்து அல்லது குழாயின் வடிவத்தை உருவாக்க தன்னைத் தானே திருப்பிக் கொள்ள (எதையாவது ஏற்படுத்துதல்)…
लुढ़काना, (बिना कठिनाई के) लुढ़काना, (गोलाकार) घूमाना या घुमाना…
ખસેડવા માટે, ક્યાંક ખસેડવા માટે, સરળતાથી અને અચાનક હલનચલન વિના…
rulle, småfranska, kuvertbröd…
gulungan, roti yang digulung, berguling…
die Rolle, die Roulade, das Rollen…
rulle, trille, rulle seg…
لڑھکنا, چکر کاٹنا, ڈھلکنا…
сувій, кругла булочка, качання…
దొర్లు / దొర్లించు, దొర్లు/ ఎక్కడికైనా కుదుపులు లేకుండా సులువుగా కదులు, చుట్టు…
গড়ানো, গড়িয়ে যাওয়া, গড়িয়ে গড়িয়ে পড়া বা নিয়ে যাওয়া…
gulungan, sejenis roti, berguling-guling…
ม้วน, ก้อนขนมปัง, การกลิ้ง…
súc, cuộn, ổ bánh mỳ nhỏ…
구르다, 둥글게 말다, (부드럽게) 굴러가다…
rotolare, arrotolare, rotolo…
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