Roll means to move by turning over and over. For example, a wheel rolls when it turns on the ground.
The ball can roll on the floor.
He likes to roll down the hill.
Roll means to make something into a round shape by folding or wrapping it. People roll paper, blankets, or dough in this way.
Please roll the paper into a tube.
She rolls the blanket for the trip.
Roll can mean to make a musical or rumbling sound. For example, a drum can roll or thunder can roll in the sky.
She can roll her r’s in Spanish.
The thunder rolls in the sky.
A roll is a small bread shaped like a ball or cylinder. People eat rolls with meals or use them for sandwiches.
I ate a roll with my sandwich.
She bought fresh rolls from the shop.
A roll is a written list of people or things. For example, a teacher’s roll shows student names and attendance.
The teacher called the roll in class.
Check your name on the roll, please.
A roll can mean a series of throws or shots. In games, a dice roll means throwing the dice. In photography, a roll means a set of film photos.
It was his lucky roll of the dice.
The camera roll is very long.
To roll means to move by turning the body over sideways on the ground. It is often used in sports or play for safe movement.
The child can roll on the floor well.
He learned to roll in gymnastics.
To roll means to start a machine or device that shows images or movies. It is often used in filming or photography.
Roll the camera before shooting begins.
The film will roll in a few seconds.