Roll vs. Reel
Difference Between Roll and Reel
Rollverb
(ergative) 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.
To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel.Reelnoun
A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
Rollverb
(intransitive) To turn over and over.
The child will roll on the floor.Reelnoun
A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
a log reel, used by seamenan angler's reela garden reelnudge the fruit machine reelRollverb
To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
Reelnoun
(textiles) A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, —-- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches.
Rollverb
(transitive) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball.Reelnoun
(agriculture) A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
Rollverb
(transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
To roll up the map for shipping.Reelnoun
(film) A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
Rollverb
(intransitive) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.
The cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.Reelverb
To wind on a reel.
Rollverb
(ergative) To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.
This river will roll its waters to the ocean.Reelverb
To spin or revolve repeatedly.
Rollverb
(ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
To roll forth someone's praises; to roll out sentences.Reelverb
To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
He reeled off some tape from the roll and sealed the package.Rollverb
To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.
to roll a field;to roll paste;to roll steel rails.Reelverb
To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
Rollverb
(intransitive) To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.
The pastry rolls well.Reelverb
(reel back) To back off or step away unsteadily and quickly.
He reeled back from the punch.Rollverb
(ergative) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
Reelverb
To make or cause to reel.
Rollverb
To leave or begin a journey.
I want to get there early; let's roll.Reelverb
To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
Rollverb
To compete, especially with vigor.
OK guys, we're only down by two points. Let's roll!Reelverb
To be in shock.
Rollverb
To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
Reelverb
(obsolete) To roll.
Rollverb
(geometry) 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 such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.
Reelnoun
a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
Rollverb
To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
Reelnoun
music composed for dancing a reel
Rollverb
To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.
I was going to kick his ass, but he wasn't worth getting all worked up over; I don't roll like that.Reelnoun
winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod
Rollverb
To throw dice.
Reelnoun
a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
Rollverb
To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.
If you roll doubles, you get an extra turn.With two dice, you're more likely to roll seven than ten.Reelnoun
a lively dance of Scottish highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
Rollverb
(RPG) To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.
I'm gonna go and roll a new shaman tonight.Reelnoun
an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
Rollverb
(computing) To generate a random number.
Reelverb
walk as if unable to control one's movements;
The drunken man staggered into the roomRollverb
To rotate on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch.
Reelverb
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis;
The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzyRollverb
(in folk songs) To travel by sailing.
Reelverb
wind onto or off a reel
Rollverb
(transitive) To beat up; to attack and cause physical damage to.
Rollverb
To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution.
The feds rolled him by giving him a free pass for most of what he'd done.Rollverb
To betray secrets.
He rolled on those guys after being in jail two days.Rollverb
(slang) To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).
Rollverb
To film.
The cameras are rolling.Rollverb
To slip past (a defender) with the ball.
Rollverb
To have a rolling aspect.
the hills rolled onRollverb
To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.
The years roll on.Rollverb
To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
Rollverb
to move and cause an effect on someone
Rollverb
(intransitive) To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.
The thunder rolled and the lightning flashed.Rollverb
To utter with an alveolar trill.
Many languages roll their r's.Rollverb
To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).
The kids rolled the principal's house and yard.Rollverb
To create a customized version of something.
Rollverb
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Rollnoun
The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
the roll of a ballLook at the roll of the waves.a roll of parchmentRollnoun
A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
Rollnoun
That which rolls; a roller.
Rollnoun
A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
Rollnoun
One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.
to pass rails through the rollsRollnoun
That which is rolled up.
a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.Rollnoun
A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
Rollnoun
Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list.
Rollnoun
A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.
a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbonRollnoun
A cylindrical twist of tobacco.
Rollnoun
A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.
Rollnoun
The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.
Rollnoun
(nautical) The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis.
Rollnoun
A heavy, reverberatory sound.
Hear the roll of cannon.Hear the roll of thunder.Rollnoun
The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
Rollnoun
(obsolete) Part; office; duty; rôle.
Rollnoun
A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.
Rollnoun
The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.
Calculate the roll of that aircraft.Rollnoun
The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.
Make your roll.Whoever gets the highest roll moves first.Rollnoun
A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling and especially in the phrase on a roll.
He is on a roll tonight.Rollnoun
A training match for a fighting dog.
Rollnoun
rotary motion of an object around its own axis;
wheels in axial rotationRollnoun
a list of names;
his name was struck off the rollsRollnoun
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
Rollnoun
photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
Rollnoun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
Rollnoun
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.);
he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nagRollnoun
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
Rollnoun
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
Rollnoun
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
Rollnoun
a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
Rollnoun
anything rolled up in cylindrical form
Rollnoun
the act of throwing dice
Rollnoun
walking with a rolling gait
Rollnoun
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
Rollnoun
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
Rollverb
move by turning over or rotating;
The child rolled down the hillturn over on your left sideRollverb
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle;
The President's convoy rolled past the crowdsRollverb
occur in soft rounded shapes;
The hills rolled pastRollverb
flatten or spread with a roller;
roll out the paperRollverb
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound;
The thunder rolledrolling drumsRollverb
wrap or coil around;
roll your hair around your fingerTwine the thread around the spoolRollverb
begin operating or running;
The cameras were rollingThe presses are already rollingRollverb
shape by rolling;
roll a cigaretteRollverb
execute a roll, in tumbling;
The gymnasts rolled and jumpedRollverb
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
Rollverb
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;
The curtains undulatedthe waves rolled towards the beachRollverb
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
The gypsies roamed the woodsroving vagabondsthe wandering JewThe cattle roam across the prairiethe laborers drift from one town to the nextThey rolled from town to townRollverb
move, rock, or sway from side to side;
The ship rolled on the heavy seasRollverb
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis;
She rolled the ballThey rolled their eyes at his wordsRollverb
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/;
She rolls her r'sRollverb
boil vigorously;
The liquid was seethingThe water rolledRollverb
take the shape of a roll or cylinder;
the carpet rolled outYarn rolls wellRollverb
show certain properties when being rolled;
The carpet rolls unevenlydried-out tobacco rolls badly
