n. 1
A food preparation comprising one or more ingredients wrapped in, e.g., flatbread, lettuce leaf, etc.
n. 2
The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
Look at the roll of the waves.
v. 1
To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
The child will roll on the floor.
v. 2
To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
The cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.

Related words

Word family: rollsign
Phrases: roll-up roll on roll back rock-and-roll loo roll roll around roll-out bog roll

Forms

Plural: rolls → scrolls, coils, curls, ringlets…
Past participle: rolled
e.g. rolled → drifted, roved, wandered, strayed…

Choose the right word

Roll, Rotates, Rolling or Rolls?

A cylinder over which an endless belt is drawn is said to roll as regards the belt, tho it rotates as regards its own axis. Any object that is in contact with or connected with a rolling body is often said to roll; as, the car rolls smoothly along the track.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

swirl Adriano felt the wind swirl around him.
drum He's playing a cha cha cha rhythm on the drum kit.
peal There was a sharp peal of thunder.
rock A big rock stuck out from the bank into the river.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
roll		steady
swirl		rising
drum		falling
peal		rising
rock		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: run¹, bun¹
4 letters: turn¹, rock¹, cast¹, wind¹, flow¹, bowl¹, wave¹, spin¹, wrap¹, drum¹, toss¹, swan¹, coil¹, sway¹
5 letters: range¹, wheel¹, drift¹, stray¹, glide¹, swirl¹, tramp¹, pluck¹, whirl¹, twine¹, lurch¹, whorl¹
6 letters: record², roster², roller², scroll¹, wander², hustle², rotate², ramble²
7 letters: thunder², rocking², revolve², trundle², pealing, ringlet
8 letters: register³, vagabond³, pinwheel, undulate³
10 letters: paradiddle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (record² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: roulement
Español: rodamiento