roll in WordNet English dictionary

1. rotary motion of an object around its own axis
   "wheels in axial rotation"
   axial rotation  axial motion  roll 
   
2. 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"
   bankroll  roll 
   
3. the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
   roll  bowl 
   
4. small rounded bread either plain or sweet
   bun  roll 
   
5. the act of throwing dice
   cast  roll 
   
6. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
   coil  whorl  roll  curl  curlicue  ringlet  gyre  scroll 
   
7. the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
   paradiddle  roll  drum roll 
   
8. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
   peal  pealing  roll  rolling 
   
9. a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
   roll 
   
10. walking with a swaying gait
    roll 
    
11. anything rolled up in cylindrical form
    roll 
    
12. photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
    roll 
    
13. a list of names
    "his name was struck off the rolls"
    roll  roster 
    
14. a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
    scroll  roll 
    
15. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
    roller  roll  rolling wave 
    

1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
   "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
   roll  wander  swan  stray  tramp  roam  cast  ramble  rove  range  drift  vagabond 
   
2. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
   "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
   roll  undulate  flap  wave 
   
3. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
   hustle  pluck  roll 
   
4. 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"
   roll  revolve 
   
5. execute a roll, in tumbling
   "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
   roll 
   
6. take the shape of a roll or cylinder
   "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well"
   roll 
   
7. show certain properties when being rolled
   "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly"
   roll  roll up 
   
8. boil vigorously
   "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"
   seethe  roll 
   
9. shape by rolling
   "roll a cigarette"
   roll 
   
10. pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
    "She rolls her r's"
    roll 
    
11. arrange or or coil around
    "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
    wind  wrap  roll  twine 
    
12. begin operating or running
    "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling"
    roll 
    
13. flatten or spread with a roller
    "roll out the paper"
    roll out  roll 
    
14. move by turning over or rotating
    "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
    roll  turn over 
    
15. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
    "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
    wheel  roll 
    
16. move, rock, or sway from side to side
    "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"
    roll 
    
17. emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
    "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
    roll 
    
18. occur in soft rounded shapes
    "The hills rolled past"
    roll  undulate