roll

US /rol/

UK /rəʊl/

A2

noun

  • Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
  • Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
  • A list of names (e.g. for school)
  • Very deep, low, and continuous sound
  • Thick layer or fold of fat or skin on your body
  • Act of completely turning over

verb

  • To continue along as time normally progresses
  • To make something shaped like a ball or a tube
  • To produce a very deep and continuous sound
  • To make something smooth/flat using rounded tool
  • To move something on small wheels; move like this
  • To move along a surface by turning many times

Examples

The chairman called the roll

The ship was rolling heavily to and fro.