"roll" meaning in English

See roll in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rəʊl/ [UK], /roʊl/ [US] Audio: en-us-roll.ogg [US] Forms: roll [singular], rolls [plural]
enPR: rōl [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A roll is something round that was made by rolling.
    Sense id: simple-roll-en-noun-gJQNmuEZ
  2. A roll is a bun: a small, round piece of bread.
    Sense id: simple-roll-en-noun-p4Lo5kf0

Verb

IPA: /rəʊl/ [UK], /roʊl/ [US] Audio: en-us-roll.ogg [US] Forms: roll [canonical], rolls [third-person, singular], rolled [past], rolled [past, participle], rolling [present, participle]
enPR: rōl [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To roll is to move by turning over many times. round things like balls can roll.
    Sense id: simple-roll-en-verb-Ci4LiMlt
  2. To roll something is to make it round by bending it around many times.
    Sense id: simple-roll-en-verb-Mm12j1H0
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    },
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