Roll (gymnastics) definition

noun

(1) The act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)

(2) A flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude

(3) Walking with a swaying gait

(4) The act of throwing dice

(5) Anything rolled up in cylindrical form

(6) Photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light

(7) A document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

(8) A list of names

"His name was struck off the rolls"

(9) A long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

(10) The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

(11) A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

(12) Rotary motion of an object around its own axis

"Wheels in axial rotation"

(13) Small rounded bread either plain or sweet

(14) A roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)

"He shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"

(15) A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

verb

(16) Execute a roll, in tumbling

"The gymnasts rolled and jumped"

(17) Show certain properties when being rolled

"The carpet rolls unevenly"

"Dried-out tobacco rolls badly"

(18) Take the shape of a roll or cylinder

"The carpet rolled out"

"Yarn rolls well"

(19) Boil vigorously

"The liquid was seething"

"The water rolled"

(20) Pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"

(21) Flatten or spread with a roller

"Roll out the paper"

(22) Wrap or coil around

"Roll your hair around your finger"

"Twine the thread around the spool"

(23) Begin operating or running

"The cameras were rolling"

"The presses are already rolling"

(24) Move by turning over or rotating

"The child rolled down the hill"

"Turn over on your left side"

(25) Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

"The gypsies roamed the woods"

"Roving vagabonds"

"The wandering Jew"

"The cattle roam across the prairie"

"The laborers drift from one town to the next"

"They rolled from town to town"