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roll
What does roll mean?
roll (verb): to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use roll in a sentence?
- To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- The child will roll on the floor. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce roll?
/ɹoʊl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does roll come from?
From Middle English rollen, partly from Old French roller, roler, röeler, röoler, from Medieval Latin rotulāre (“to roll; to revolve”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “roll” mean?
to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis
Right! That's what “roll” means.
to seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody
Not quite: that's what arrest means.
to relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something)
Not quite: that's what report means.
to purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities
Not quite: that's what refine means.
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