to roll down a window

  • 1roll down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms roll down : present tense I/you/we/they roll down he/she/it rolls down present participle rolling down past tense rolled down past participle rolled down 1) if you roll a car window down, you turn a handle or… …

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  • 2roll down — phr verb Roll down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑drop, ↑tear Roll down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑leg, ↑sleeve, ↑slope, ↑window …

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  • 3window — n. 1) to open a window; to roll down a window (in a car) 2) to close, shut a window; to roll up a window (in a car) 3) to clean, wash a window 4) a bay; bow; French; lattice; sash; shop; storm window 5) a window fogs up, sweats; frosts over * * * …

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  • 4roll — roll1 W3S1 [rəul US roul] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(round object)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(shape of tube/ball)¦ 4¦(make something flat)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(something with wheels)¦ 7¦(drop of liquid)¦ 8¦(waves/clouds)¦ 9¦(game)¦ 10¦( …

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  • 5roll — 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… …

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  • 6roll — [[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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  • 7roll — 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… …

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  • 8window — noun 1 in a building, car, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, long, tall, wide ▪ narrow, small, tiny …

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  • 9roll*/*/*/ — [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 …

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  • 10roll — 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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