"roll in" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rolls in [present, singular, third-person], rolling in [participle, present], rolled in [participle, past], rolled in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} roll in (third-person singular simple present rolls in, present participle rolling in, simple past and past participle rolled in)
  1. (intransitive, of a person) To arrive casually at a place. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-roll_in-en-verb-BXqJJefy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 39 14 35 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 17 32 20 32
  2. (intransitive) To come in an unstoppable flow. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-roll_in-en-verb-C1VLxknh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 39 14 35 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 17 32 20 32
  3. (snooker, transitive) To pot with minimal force. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Snooker
    Sense id: en-roll_in-en-verb-t1yHelEE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 39 14 35 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 17 32 20 32 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, snooker, sports
  4. To come in (to a station, yard). (e.g. of a train) Related terms: rolling in it
    Sense id: en-roll_in-en-verb-bekyZhw- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 39 14 35 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 17 32 20 32

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for roll in meaning in English (3.9kB)

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