"alpha roll" meaning in All languages combined

See alpha roll on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: alpha rolls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} alpha roll (plural alpha rolls)
  1. (historical) A dog training technique in which the human trainer conveys dominance by pinning the dog on its back. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-alpha_roll-en-noun-nqiIaVE5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15

Verb [English]

Forms: alpha rolls [present, singular, third-person], alpha rolling [participle, present], alpha rolled [participle, past], alpha rolled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} alpha roll (third-person singular simple present alpha rolls, present participle alpha rolling, simple past and past participle alpha rolled)
  1. To use this training technique on a dog. Related terms: alpha rolling
    Sense id: en-alpha_roll-en-verb-3M5ASS5h

Inflected forms

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