The noun roll has 15 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (2) axial rotation, axial motion, roll -- (rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation")
2. (2) roll, roster -- (a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls")
3. (1) roller, roll, rolling wave -- (a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore)
4. (1) roll -- (photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light)
5. coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll -- (a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals))
6. bankroll, roll -- (a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag")
7. bun, roll -- (small rounded bread either plain or sweet)
8. peal, pealing, roll, rolling -- (a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells))
9. paradiddle, roll, drum roll -- (the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously)
10. scroll, roll -- (a document that can be rolled up (as for storage))
11. roll -- (anything rolled up in cylindrical form)
12. cast, roll -- (the act of throwing dice)
13. roll -- (walking with a swaying gait)
14. roll -- (a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude)
15. roll -- (the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling))
Overview of verb roll
The verb roll has 18 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (22) roll, turn over -- (move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side")
2. (10) wheel, roll -- (move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds")
3. (7) roll, undulate -- (occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past")
4. (6) roll out, roll -- (flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper")
5. (2) roll -- (emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums")
6. (2) wind, wrap, roll, twine -- (wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool")
7. (1) roll -- (begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling")
8. (1) roll -- (shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette")
9. (1) roll -- (execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped")
10. hustle, pluck, roll -- (sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity)
11. roll, undulate, flap, wave -- (move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach")
12. roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond -- (move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town")
13. roll -- (move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas")
14. roll, revolve -- (cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words")
15. roll -- (pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's")
16. seethe, roll -- (boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled")
17. roll -- (take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well")
18. roll, roll up -- (show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly")