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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
     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.
  
     3. To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap;
        -- often with up; as, to roll up a parcel.
  
     4. To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of
        rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean.
  
              The flood of Catholic reaction was rolled over
              Europe.                               --J. A.
                                                    Symonds.
  
     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.
  
              Who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies. --Tennyson.
  
     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.
  
     7. To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of,
        rollers or small wheels.
  
     8. To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to
        sound a roll upon.
  
     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.
  
     10. To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
  
               Full oft in heart he rolleth up and down The beauty
               of these florins new and bright.     --Chaucer.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  rolled
       adj 1: especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled
              inward [syn: involute]
       2: uttered with a trill; "she used rolling r's as in Spanish"
          [syn: rolling, trilled]
       3: folded in on itself to form a roll; "the edges of the
          handkerchief were rolled and whipped"; "jeans with
          rolled-up legs"; "swatted the fly with a rolled newspaper"
          [syn: rolled-up(a)]
       4: rolled up and secured; "furled sails bound securely to the
          spar"; "a furled flag"; "his rolled umbrella hanging on
          his arm" [syn: furled]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rolled
     vb.
     (infl of en roll  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  rolled
     vb.
     (infl of en roll  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  rolled
     vb.
     (infl of en roll  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  rolled
     vb.
     (infl of en roll  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rolled
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r oll ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rolled
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en roll ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb roll)

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 :   [ freedict:bre-fra ]

  rolled  (rolledoù)
  1. rouleau de serviette
  2. objets formant un rouleau

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Rolled /ɹˈəʊld/
  ملفوف

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rolled /ɹˈəʊld/ 
  válcovaný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rolled /ɹˈəʊld/
  gegrollt
     Synonym: rumbled
  
   see: rumble, roll, rumbling, rolling
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rolled /ɹˈəʊld/
  gerollt, gedreht, gewickelt, gewälzt
   see: roll, rolling, rolls, rolled
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rolled /ɹˈəʊld/
  rollte, drehte, wickelte, wälzte
   see: roll, rolling, rolled, rolls
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rolled /ɹˈəʊld/
  gerollt, gekullert
   see: roll, rolling, rolls, rolled
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rolled /ɹˈəʊld/
  rollte, kullerte
   see: roll, rolling, rolled, rolls
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rolled /ɹˈəʊld/
  geschlingert
   see: roll, rolling, rolls, rolled
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rolled /ɹˈəʊld/
  schlingerte
   see: roll, rolling, rolled, rolls
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rolled /ɹˈəʊld/
  gewalzt
   see: roll, rolling, rolls, rolled
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rolled /ɹˈəʊld/
  walzte
   see: roll, rolling, rolled, rolls
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹoʊɫd/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 包金箔的

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