roll
B1Frequent NGSL-2UK /rəʊl/US /rəʊl/
Meaning
noun
a small loaf of bread for one person
“Soup and a roll: £3.50”
verb
to turn over and over and move in a particular direction; to make a round object do this
“+ adv./prep., The ball rolled down the hill.”
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“But rolling the clock forward”
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“And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on.”
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“I was rolling around in the big bench seat in the back of the car.”
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