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  1. noun
    a list of names
    "his name was struck off the rolls"

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  2. verb
    move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
    "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"

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  3. verb
    cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
    "She rolled the ball" "They rolled their eyes at his words"

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  4. verb
    move by turning over or rotating
    "The child rolled down the hill"

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

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  6. noun
    small rounded bread either plain or sweet

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    bun
  7. verb
    show certain properties when being rolled
    "The carpet rolls unevenly" "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"

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  8. noun
    a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
    "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"

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

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  10. verb
    flatten or spread with a roller
    "roll out the paper"

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

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  12. verb
    arrange or or coil around
    "roll your hair around your finger"

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  13. noun
    the act of throwing dice

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  14. verb
    move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
    "They rolled from town to town"
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  15. verb
    sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

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  16. verb
    boil vigorously
    "The water rolled"

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  17. noun
    a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
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  18. noun
    the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

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  19. verb
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
    "the waves rolled towards the beach"

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

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  21. noun
    rotary motion of an object around its own axis
  22. verb
    occur in soft rounded shapes
    "The hills rolled past"

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  23. noun
    a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
  24. noun
    anything rolled up in cylindrical form
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  25. verb
    begin operating or running
    "The cameras were rolling" "The presses are already rolling"
  26. verb
    emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
    "The thunder rolled" "rolling drums"
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  27. verb
    execute a roll, in tumbling
    "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
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  28. verb
    move, rock, or sway from side to side
    "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"
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  29. noun
    photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
  30. verb
    pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
    "She rolls her r's"
  31. verb
    shape by rolling
    "roll a cigarette"
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  32. verb
    take the shape of a roll or cylinder
    "the carpet rolled out" "Yarn rolls well"
  33. noun
    walking with a swaying gait
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