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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Roll \Roll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rolling}.] [OF. roeler, roler, F. rouler, LL. rotulare, fr. L. royulus, rotula, a little wheel, dim. of rota wheel; akin to G. rad, and to Skr. ratha car, chariot. Cf. {Control}, {Roll}, n., {Rotary}.] 1. To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel. [1913 Webster] 2. To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or putty into a ball. [1913 Webster] 3. To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; -- often with up; as, to roll up a parcel. [1913 Webster] 4. To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean. [1913 Webster] The flood of Catholic reaction was rolled over Europe. --J. A. Symonds. [1913 Webster] 5. To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out; as, to roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences. [1913 Webster] Who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 6. To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails, etc. [1913 Webster] 7. To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels. [1913 Webster] 8. To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon. [1913 Webster] 9. (Geom.) To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in suck manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal. [1913 Webster] 10. To turn over in one's mind; to revolve. [1913 Webster] Full oft in heart he rolleth up and down The beauty of these florins new and bright. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] {To roll one's self}, to wallow. {To roll the eye}, to direct its axis hither and thither in quick succession. {To roll one's r's}, to utter the letter r with a trill. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Rolling \Roll"ing\, a. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. [1913 Webster] 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. [1913 Webster] 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] {Rolling bridge}. See the Note under {Drawbridge}. {Rolling circle of a paddle wheel}, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. --J. Bourne. {Rolling fire} (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. {Rolling friction}, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. {Rolling mill}, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. {Rolling press}. (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. {Rolling stock}, or {Rolling plant}, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. {Rolling tackle} (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: rolling adj 1: uttered with a trill; "she used rolling r's as in Spanish" [syn: {rolled}, {rolling}, {trilled}] n 1: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn: {peal}, {pealing}, {roll}, {rolling}] 2: the act of robbing a helpless person; "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park" 3: propelling something on wheels [syn: {wheeling}, {rolling}]