roll - Meaning in Marathi

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roll - Meaning in Marathi

roll Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of roll in English

roll noun

1. a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
2. the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

   Synonyms

   bowl

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

   Synonyms

   coil, curl, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, scroll, whorl

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

   Synonyms

   bankroll

   Example

   • "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"
5. small rounded bread either plain or sweet

   Synonyms

   bun

6. rotary motion of an object around its own axis

   Synonyms

   axial motion, axial rotation

   Example

   • "wheels in axial rotation"
7. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

   Synonyms

   peal, pealing, rolling

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

   Synonyms

   drum roll, paradiddle

9. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

   Synonyms

   roller, rolling wave

10. a list of names

    Synonyms

    roster

    Example

    • "his name was struck off the rolls"
11. a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

    Synonyms

    scroll

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

13. anything rolled up in cylindrical form
14. the act of throwing dice

    Synonyms

    cast

15. walking with a swaying gait

roll verb

1. occur in soft rounded shapes

   Synonyms

   undulate

   Example

   • "The hills rolled past"
2. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

   Synonyms

   hustle, pluck

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

   Examples

   • "rolling drums"
   • "The thunder rolled"
4. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

   Synonyms

   flap, undulate, wave, wave, wave

   Examples

   • "The curtains undulated"
   • "the waves rolled towards the beach"
5. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle

   Synonyms

   wheel

   Example

   • "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
6. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

   Synonyms

   cast, drift, ramble, range, range, roam, rove, stray, swan, swan, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander

   Examples

   • "roving vagabonds"
   • "The cattle roam across the prairie"
   • "The gypsies roamed the woods"
   • "the laborers drift from one town to the next"
   • "the wandering Jew"
   • "They rolled from town to town"
7. move, rock, or sway from side to side

   Example

   • "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"
8. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

   Synonyms

   revolve

   Examples

   • "She rolled the ball"
   • "They rolled their eyes at his words"
9. move by turning over or rotating

   Synonyms

   turn over

   Examples

   • "The child rolled down the hill"
   • "turn over on your left side"
10. begin operating or running

    Examples

    • "The cameras were rolling"
    • "The presses are already rolling"
11. arrange or or coil around

    Synonyms

    twine, wind, wind, wrap

    Examples

    • "roll your hair around your finger"
    • "She wrapped her arms around the child"
    • "Twine the thread around the spool"
12. flatten or spread with a roller

    Synonyms

    roll out

    Example

    • "roll out the paper"
13. pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/

    Example

    • "She rolls her r's"
14. boil vigorously

    Synonyms

    seethe

    Examples

    • "The liquid was seething"
    • "The water rolled"
15. shape by rolling

    Example

    • "roll a cigarette"
16. take the shape of a roll or cylinder

    Examples

    • "the carpet rolled out"
    • "Yarn rolls well"
17. show certain properties when being rolled

    Synonyms

    roll up

    Examples

    • "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"
    • "The carpet rolls unevenly"
18. execute a roll, in tumbling

    Example

    • "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"

Synonyms of roll

• bowl
• cast
• scroll
• roster
• roller, rolling wave
• drum roll, paradiddle
• peal, pealing, rolling
• axial motion, axial rotation
• bun
• bankroll
• coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, scroll, whorl
• roll up
• seethe
• roll out
• twine, wind, wrap
• turn over
• revolve
• cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander
• wheel
• flap, undulate, wave
• hustle, pluck
• undulate

More matches for roll

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