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Added 8 October 2026

roll

/ɹəʊl/ noun

In Latin: volvō, roto Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about roll at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Rotary motion of an object around its own axis.
wheels in axial rotation
A list of names.
his name was struck off the rolls
A long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore.

verb

Move by turning over or rotating.
The child rolled down the hill
Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle.
The President's convoy rolled past the crowds
Occur in soft rounded shapes.
The hills rolled past

Origin

From Middle English rollen, partly from Old French roller, roler, röeler, röoler, from Medieval Latin rotulāre (“to roll; to revolve”), from Latin rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”); partly from Anglo-Latin rollāre, from the same ultimate source. Displaced native English welt and partially displaced English wallow.

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