Home

Word

roll, v.
(rolled, rolling, rolls)
freq. cnt. 52
more info move by turning over or rotating
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 1

roll turn over

sample sentences

"The child rolled down the hill"
"turn over on your left side"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
These balls %s easily

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
also see
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
rim
verb group
more info move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3

roll wheel

sample sentences

"The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
These cars won't %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
more info occur in soft rounded shapes
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

roll undulate

sample sentences

"The hills rolled past"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
more info flatten or spread with a roller
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

roll roll out

sample sentences

"roll out the paper"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
more info arrange or or coil around
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

roll twine wind wrap

sample sentences

"roll your hair around your finger"
"Twine the thread around the spool"
"She wrapped her arms around the child"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP
They %s the wire around the stick
The wires %s around the stick

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP
They %s the wire around the stick
The wires %s around the stick

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP
They %s the wire around the stick
The wires %s around the stick

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP
lexical pointers
also see
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
antonym
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
also see
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
more info emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

roll

sample sentences

"The thunder rolled"
"rolling drums"

verb frames

Something ----s
Cars %s in the streets
The streets %s with cars
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
more info execute a roll, in tumbling
<verb.body>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

roll

sample sentences

"The gymnasts rolled and jumped"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
more info shape by rolling
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

roll

sample sentences

"roll a cigarette"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
more info begin operating or running
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

roll

sample sentences

"The cameras were rolling"
"The presses are already rolling"

verb frames

Something ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
more info show certain properties when being rolled
<verb.change>

roll roll up

sample sentences

"The carpet rolls unevenly"
"dried-out tobacco rolls badly"

verb frames

Somebody ----s Adjective

verb frames

Somebody ----s Adjective
semantic pointers
hypernym
verb group
more info take the shape of a roll or cylinder
<verb.change>

roll

sample sentences

"the carpet rolled out"
"Yarn rolls well"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s Adjective
semantic pointers
hypernym
more info boil vigorously
<verb.change>

roll seethe

sample sentences

"The liquid was seething"
"The water rolled"

verb frames

Something ----s
The water %ss

verb frames

Something ----s
The water %ss
semantic pointers
hypernym
more info pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
<verb.communication>

roll

sample sentences

"She rolls her r's"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
more info cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
<verb.motion>

revolve roll

sample sentences

"She rolled the ball"
"They rolled their eyes at his words"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
verb group
hyponym
more info move, rock, or sway from side to side
<verb.motion>

roll

sample sentences

"The ship rolled on the heavy seas"

verb frames

Something ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
more info move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

cast drift ramble range roam roll rove stray swan tramp vagabond wander

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
They %s the countryside
They %s in the countryside

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
They %s the countryside
They %s in the countryside

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
They %s the countryside
They %s in the countryside

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
They %s the countryside
They %s in the countryside

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
verb group
more info move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

flap roll undulate wave

sample sentences

"The curtains undulated"
"the waves rolled towards the beach"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
more info sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
<verb.possession>

hustle pluck roll

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym