roll in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
roll in Hindi हिन्दी
roll in Kashmiri कॉशुर
roll in Malayalam മലയാളം
roll in Marathi मराठी
roll in English
- roll⇄Easter egg rolling orroll
a children's contest in which Easter eggs are rolled on a lawn with a spoon or mallet. The best-known Easter egg rolling is conducted each year on the lawn of the White House. - roll⇄expr. on a roll, (U.S. Informal.) on a streak of success, progress, or intense activity.
Ex. ""We just got on a roll,"" insisted the special teams coach (Washington Post). - roll⇄expr. roll back,
a. to cause (prices, wages, or interest rates) to return to a lower level.
Ex. The government ordered farmers to roll back the prices of corn.
b. (Informal.) to set back; cause to fall behind.
Ex. Their overrash - roll⇄expr. roll up,
a. to pile up or become piled up; increase.
Ex. Debts roll up fast. Bills roll up fast. The deeper his inquiries went, the stronger the evidence rolled up (Edward Bok).
b. to consolidate a number of limited partnerships - roll⇄expr. strike off the rolls, to expel from membership.
Ex. If I had ... thrown over a client of mine by such carelessness as that, I'd--I'd strike my own name off the rolls (Anthony Trollope). - roll⇄noun 1a. something rolled up; cylinder formed by rolling (often forming a definite measure).
Ex. rolls of paper, a roll of carpet or film. A large, wrinkled roll of yellowish sea charts (Herman Melville). He pulled out a roll of bills as if to coun - roll⇄roll, verb, noun.
- roll⇄tax book orroll
a list of property subject to taxation and the amount of the taxes. - roll⇄v.i. 1. to move along by turning over and over.
Ex. Wheels roll. The ball rolled away.
2. to become wrapped around itself or some other thing.
Ex. The string rolled into a ball. This wire rolls easily.
(SYN) curl, coil.
3 - roll⇄v.t. 1. to cause to move along by turning over and over.
Ex. to roll a barrel. The child rolls a hoop.
2. to turn around and around on itself or on something else; wrap.
Ex. Roll the string into a ball. The boy rolled himself up in a b