1. verb /rəʊl,roʊl/
a) 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.
to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.
b) To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
The gentleman aimed the ball once or twice and then threw it up the strand towards Cissy Caffrey but it rolled down the slope and stopped right under Gertys skirt near the little pool by the rock.
2. noun /rəʊl,roʊl/
a) The act of rolling, or state of being rolled.
Look at the roll of a ball.
b) That which rolls; a roller
Look at the roll of waves.
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