"roll down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rolls down [present, singular, third-person], rolling down [participle, present], rolled down [participle, past], rolled down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} roll down (third-person singular simple present rolls down, present participle rolling down, simple past and past participle rolled down)
  1. (of a car window, rolling door, or rolling security barrier) Synonym of wind down. Synonyms: wind down, lower, wind down [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: rolldown [adjective]
    Sense id: en-roll_down-en-verb-en:lower_by_cranking Categories (other): English phrasal verbs formed with "down" Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 46 54
  2. (transitive, finance, of an option) To swap out for a lower strike. Tags: transitive Coordinate_terms: roll up, roll out
    Sense id: en-roll_down-en-verb-Wgj7TCef Categories (other): Finance, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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        "To swap out for a lower strike."
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        "(transitive, finance, of an option) To swap out for a lower strike."
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