"roll step" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roll steps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} roll step (plural roll steps)
  1. (marching) An instance of roll stepping.
    Sense id: en-roll_step-en-noun-q-GtZ7F2 Categories (other): Marching, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35

Verb

Forms: roll steps [present, singular, third-person], roll stepping [participle, present], roll stepped [participle, past], roll stepped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|roll steps|roll stepping|roll stepped}} roll step (third-person singular simple present roll steps, present participle roll stepping, simple past and past participle roll stepped)
  1. (marching) To march while playing an instrument by rolling the weight from back to front of the feet, done to stabilize the upper body.
    Sense id: en-roll_step-en-verb-~9nH01OG Categories (other): Marching

Inflected forms

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