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  • 51roll — [[t]ro͟ʊl[/t]] ♦♦ rolls, rolling, rolled 1) V ERG When something rolls or when you roll it, it moves along a surface, turning over many times. [V prep/adv] The ball rolled into the net... [V prep/adv] Their car went off the road and rolled over …

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  • 52roll — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. move or go in some direction by turning over and over on an axis (the ball rolled under the table; a barrel started rolling). b tr. cause to do this (rolled the barrel into the cellar). 2 tr. make revolve between two surfaces …

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  • 53roll — rollable, adj. /rohl/, v.i. 1. to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel. 2. to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants. 3. to flow or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion,… …

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  • 54roll — I n. list of names 1) to call, take the roll 2) an honor roll (AE; BE has roll of honour) small cake or bread 3) to bake rolls 4) a hamburger; jelly (AE), swiss (BE); kaiser (esp. AE); poppyseed; sweet roll II v. 1) (A) roll the ball to me; or:… …

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  • 55roll — /roʊl / (say rohl) verb (i) 1. to move along a surface by turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel. 2. to move or be moved on wheels, as a vehicle or its occupants. 3. to move onwards or advance in a stream or with an undulating motion, as… …

  • 56Roll the Bones (song) — Infobox Single Name = Roll the Bones Cover size = Border = Caption = Vinyl album sleeve, US Release Artist = Rush Album = Roll the Bones A side = Roll the Bones B side = None (US Release) The Pass (UK Release) Tom Sawyer (Live) (German release)… …

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  • 57roll — I. noun Etymology: Middle English rolle, from Anglo French roule, rolle, from Medieval Latin rolla, alteration of rotula, from Latin, diminutive of rota wheel; akin to Old High German rad wheel, Welsh rhod, Sanskrit ratha wagon Date: 13th century …

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  • 58Roll On (The Living End album) — For the album by Alabama, see Roll On (Alabama album). Roll On Studio album by The Living End Released …

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  • 59roll — verb 1》 move by turning over and over on an axis: the car rolled down into a ditch.     ↘turn over to face a different direction.     ↘(of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) sway on an axis parallel to the direction of motion.     ↘N. Amer.… …

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  • 60The Living End — Infobox musical artist Name = The Living End Img capt = The Living End on August 21 2007, at Electric Ballroom, London. Left to right: Chris Cheney, Andy Strachan, Scott Owen Background = group or band Origin = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia… …

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