/rəʊl/
Translation
To move by turning over and over, the way a ball moves on the ground.
Word origin
From Old French roller, meaning to turn round, from Latin rotula, a little wheel.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- roller
Grammar
Examples
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"Roll" means to make the ball turn over and over.
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"Rolls" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Rolled" is the past form of "roll".
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