to roll a carpet
11roll — roll1 [ roul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move while turning ▸ 2 move on wheels ▸ 3 move from side to side ▸ 4 change direction faced ▸ 5 move across surface ▸ 6 wrap something around itself ▸ 7 produce long low sound ▸ 8 machine: work ▸ 9 make substance flat… …
12roll — I UK [rəʊl] / US [roʊl] verb Word forms roll : present tense I/you/we/they roll he/she/it rolls present participle rolling past tense rolled past participle rolled *** 1) a) [intransitive] to move forward while turning over and over The pencil… …
13Carpet — For other uses, see Carpet (disambiguation). The Azerbaijani carpet, a UNESCO Masterpiece of Intangible Heritage of Humanity …
14roll — 1 verb 1 ROUND OBJECT (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) if something that is round rolls or if you roll it, it moves along a surface by turning over and over: The ball rolled into the street. | roll sth: Maybe we can roll the log to… …
15roll out the red carpet — {v. phr.} 1. To welcome an important guest by putting a red carpet down for him to walk on. * /They rolled out the red carpet for the Queen when she arrived in Australia./ 2. To greet a person with great respect and honor; give a hearty welcome.… …
16roll out the red carpet — {v. phr.} 1. To welcome an important guest by putting a red carpet down for him to walk on. * /They rolled out the red carpet for the Queen when she arrived in Australia./ 2. To greet a person with great respect and honor; give a hearty welcome.… …
17roll — [[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 …
18roll up — verb 1. form into a cylinder by rolling (Freq. 1) Roll up the cloth • Syn: ↑furl • Hypernyms: ↑change shape, ↑change form, ↑deform • Hyponyms …
19roll*/*/*/ — [rəʊl] verb I 1) [I/T] to move forwards while turning over and over, or to make something do this The pencil went rolling across the floor.[/ex] Men were rolling tyres across the yard.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to move on wheels, or to move something that is …
20carpet — See: CALL ON THE CARPET, MAGIC CARPET, ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET …
