Rotate vs. Roll
Difference Between Rotate and Roll
Rotateverb
(intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve.
He rotated in his chair to face me.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.Rotateverb
(intransitive) To advance through a sequence; to take turns.
The nurses' shifts rotate each week.Rollverb
(intransitive) To turn over and over.
The child will roll on the floor.Rotateverb
To lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.Rollverb
To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.
Rotateverb
(transitive) To spin, turn, or revolve something.
Rotate the dial to the left.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.Rotateverb
(transitive) To advance something through a sequence.
Rollverb
(transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
To roll up the map for shipping.Rotateverb
(transitive) To replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around.Rollverb
(intransitive) To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.
The cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.Rotateverb
(transitive) To grow or plant (crops) in a certain order.
Rollverb
(ergative) To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.
This river will roll its waters to the ocean.Rotateadjective
Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.
a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corollaRollverb
(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.Rotateverb
turn on or around an axis or a center;
The Earth revolves around the SunThe lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fireRollverb
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.Rotateverb
exchange on a regular basis;
We rotate the lead soprano every nightRollverb
(intransitive) To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.
The pastry rolls well.Rotateverb
cause to turn on an axis or center;
Rotate the handleRollverb
(ergative) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
Rotateverb
perform a job or duty on a rotating basis;
Interns have to rotate for a few monthsRollverb
To leave or begin a journey.
I want to get there early; let's roll.Rotateverb
turn outward;
These birds can splay out their toesballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degreesRollverb
To compete, especially with vigor.
OK guys, we're only down by two points. Let's roll!Rotateverb
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession;
We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soilRollverb
To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
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.
Rollverb
To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
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.Rollverb
To throw dice.
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.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.Rollverb
(computing) To generate a random number.
Rollverb
To rotate on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch.
Rollverb
(in folk songs) To travel by sailing.
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
