Roll vs. Reel

Rollverb

(ergative) To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.

Rollverb

(intransitive) To turn over and over.

Rollverb

To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.

Rollverb

(transitive) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.

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(transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.

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(intransitive) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.

Rollverb

(ergative) To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.

Rollverb

(ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.

Rollverb

To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.

Rollverb

(intransitive) To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.

Rollverb

(ergative) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.

Rollverb

To leave or begin a journey.

Rollverb

To compete, especially with vigor.

Rollverb

To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.

Rollverb

(geometry) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.

Rollverb

To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.

Rollverb

To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.

Rollverb

To throw dice.

Rollverb

To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.

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(RPG) To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.

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(computing) To generate a random number.

Rollverb

To rotate on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch.

Rollverb

(in folk songs) To travel by sailing.

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(transitive) To beat up; to attack and cause physical damage to.

Rollverb

To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution.

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To betray secrets.

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(slang) To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).

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To film.

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To slip past (a defender) with the ball.

Rollverb

To have a rolling aspect.

Rollverb

To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.

Rollverb

To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.

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to move and cause an effect on someone

Rollverb

(intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.

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To utter with an alveolar trill.

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To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).

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To create a customized version of something.

Rollverb

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Rollnoun

The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.

Rollnoun

A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.

Rollnoun

That which rolls; a roller.

Rollnoun

A heavy cylinder used to break clods.

Rollnoun

One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.

Rollnoun

That which is rolled up.

Rollnoun

A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.

Rollnoun

Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list.

Rollnoun

A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.

Rollnoun

A cylindrical twist of tobacco.

Rollnoun

A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.

Rollnoun

The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.

Rollnoun

(nautical) The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis.

Rollnoun

A heavy, reverberatory sound.

Rollnoun

The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.

Rollnoun

(obsolete) Part; office; duty; rôle.

Rollnoun

A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.

Rollnoun

The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.

Rollnoun

The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.

Rollnoun

A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling and especially in the phrase on a roll.

Rollnoun

A training match for a fighting dog.

Rollverb

To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.

Rollverb

To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or putty into a ball.

Rollverb

To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; - often with up; as, to roll up a parcel.

Rollverb

To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean.

Rollverb

To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; - often with forth, or out; as, to roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences.

Rollverb

To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails, etc.

Rollverb

To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.

Rollverb

To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.

Rollverb

To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in suck manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.

Rollverb

To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.

Rollverb

To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane.

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To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the street.

Rollverb

To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.

Rollverb

To fall or tumble; - with over; as, a stream rolls over a precipice.

Rollverb

To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away.

Rollverb

To turn; to move circularly.

Rollverb

To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.

Rollverb

To incline first to one side, then to the other; to rock; as, there is a great difference in ships about rolling; in a general semse, to be tossed about.

Rollverb

To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to wallow; as, a horse rolls.

Rollverb

To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste rolls well.

Rollverb

To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear.

Rollverb

To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder rolls.

Rollnoun

The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the roll of waves.

Rollnoun

That which rolls; a roller.

Rollnoun

That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.

Rollnoun

Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list.

Rollnoun

A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself.

Rollnoun

A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon.

Rollnoun

The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching.

Rollnoun

A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or of thunder.

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The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.

Rollnoun

Part; office; duty; rôle.

Rollnoun

rotary motion of an object around its own axis;

Rollnoun

a list of names;

Rollnoun

a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

Rollnoun

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

Rollnoun

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles

Rollnoun

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

Rollnoun

small rounded bread either plain or sweet

Rollnoun

a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

Rollnoun

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

Rollnoun

a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

Rollnoun

anything rolled up in cylindrical form

Rollnoun

the act of throwing dice

Rollnoun

walking with a rolling gait

Rollnoun

a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude

Rollnoun

the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

Rollverb

move by turning over or rotating;

Rollverb

move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle;

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occur in soft rounded shapes;

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flatten or spread with a roller;

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emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound;

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wrap or coil around;

Rollverb

begin operating or running;

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shape by rolling;

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execute a roll, in tumbling;

Rollverb

sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

Rollverb

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;

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move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;

Rollverb

move, rock, or sway from side to side;

Rollverb

cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis;

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pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/;

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boil vigorously;

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take the shape of a roll or cylinder;

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show certain properties when being rolled;

Rollverb

move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis

Rollverb

turn over to face a different direction

Rollverb

turn (one's eyes) upwards, typically to show surprise or disapproval

Rollverb

lie down and turn over and over while remaining in the same place

Rollverb

(of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) rock or oscillate round an axis parallel to the direction of motion

Rollverb

move along or from side to side unsteadily or uncontrollably

Rollverb

overturn (a vehicle)

Rollverb

throw (a die or dice)

Rollverb

obtain (a particular score) by throwing a die or dice

Rollverb

(of a vehicle) move or run on wheels

Rollverb

move or push (a wheeled object)

Rollverb

make a car window or a window blind move up or down by turning a handle

Rollverb

(of a drop of liquid) flow

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(of time) elapse steadily

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(of a product) issue from (an assembly line or machine)

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(of waves, smoke, cloud, or fog) move or flow forward with an undulating motion

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(of land) extend in gentle undulations.

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(of credits for a film or television programme) be displayed as if moving on a roller up the screen

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(with reference to a machine, device, or system) operate or begin operating

Rollverb

start moving; take action

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behave in a particular way

Rollverb

turn (something flexible) over and over on itself to form a cylinder, tube, or ball

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fold the edge of a garment over on itself a number of times to shorten it

Rollverb

make (something) by forming material into a cylinder or ball

Rollverb

curl up tightly

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flatten (something) by passing a roller over it or by passing it between rollers

Rollverb

(of a loud, deep sound) reverberate

Rollverb

pronounce (a consonant, typically an r) with a trill

Rollverb

utter (a word or words) with a reverberating or vibratory effect

Rollverb

(of words) flow effortlessly or mellifluously

Rollverb

rob (someone, typically when they are intoxicated or asleep)

Rollnoun

a cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding

Rollnoun

a cylindrical mass of something or a number of items arranged in a cylindrical shape

Rollnoun

an item of food that is made by wrapping a flat sheet of pastry, cake, meat, or fish round a sweet or savoury filling

Rollnoun

a quantity of banknotes rolled together

Rollnoun

a movement in which someone or something turns or is turned over on itself

Rollnoun

a gymnastic exercise in which a person tucks their head down and rolls their body in a forward or backwards circle on the floor

Rollnoun

a complete rotation by a flying aircraft about its longitudinal axis.

Rollnoun

a swaying or oscillation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle round an axis parallel to the direction of motion

Rollnoun

a prolonged, deep, reverberating sound

Rollnoun

one of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a sustained, rapid alternation of single or double strokes of each stick.

Rollnoun

a very small loaf of bread, to be eaten by one person

Rollnoun

an official list or register of names

Rollnoun

the total number of names on a roll

Rollnoun

a document, typically an official record, historically kept in scroll form.

Rollnoun

undulation of the landscape

Rollnoun

a roller for flattening something, especially one used to shape metal in a rolling mill.

Reelnoun

A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.

Reelnoun

A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.

Reelnoun

(textiles) A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, —-- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches.

Reelnoun

(agriculture) A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.

Reelnoun

(film) A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.

Reelverb

To wind on a reel.

Reelverb

To spin or revolve repeatedly.

Reelverb

To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.

Reelverb

To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.

Reelverb

(reel back) To back off or step away unsteadily and quickly.

Reelverb

To make or cause to reel.

Reelverb

To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.

Reelverb

To be in shock.

Reelverb

(obsolete) To roll.

Reelnoun

A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; - often called Scotch reel.

Reelnoun

A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound; as, a log reel, used by seamen; an angler's reel; a garden reel.

Reelnoun

A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, - for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches.

Reelnoun

A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.

Reelnoun

The act or motion of reeling or staggering; as, a drunken reel.

Reelverb

To roll.

Reelverb

To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread.

Reelverb

To incline, in walking, from one side to the other; to stagger.

Reelverb

To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.

Reelnoun

a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector

Reelnoun

music composed for dancing a reel

Reelnoun

winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod

Reelnoun

a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

Reelnoun

a lively dance of Scottish highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps

Reelnoun

an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines

Reelverb

walk as if unable to control one's movements;

Reelverb

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis;

Reelverb

wind onto or off a reel

Reel

A reel is an object around which a length of another material (usually long and flexible) is wound for storage. Generally a reel has a cylindrical core and walls on the sides to retain the material wound around the core.