Found 1 hit - Term: to roll the eye, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
roll \roll\, v. t. imp. p. p. rolled; p. pr. vb. n.
rolling. of. roeler, roler, f. rouler, ll. rotulare, fr.
l. royulus, rotula, a little wheel, dim. of rota wheel; akin
to g. rad, and to skr. ratha car, chariot. cf. control,
roll, n., rotary.
1. to cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by
turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn
over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a
wheel, a ball, or a barrel.
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2. to wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or
cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to
roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or
putty into a ball.
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3. to bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap;
-- often with up; as, to roll up a parcel.
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4. to drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of
rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean.
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the flood of catholic reaction was rolled over
europe. --j. a.
symonds.
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5. to utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter
with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out; as, to
roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences.
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who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies. --tennyson.
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6. to press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a
roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll
paste; to roll steel rails, etc.
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7. to move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of,
rollers or small wheels.
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8. to beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to
sound a roll upon.
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9. geom. to apply one line or surface to another without
slipping; to bring all the parts of one line or surface
into successive contact with another, in suck manner that
at every instant the parts that have been in contact are
equal.
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10. to turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
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full oft in heart he rolleth up and down
the beauty of these florins new and bright.
--chaucer.
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to roll one's self, to wallow.
to roll the eye, to direct its axis hither and thither in
quick succession.
to roll one's r's, to utter the letter r with a trill.
colloq.
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see also:
rolled rolling control roll rotary to roll one's self
to roll the eye to roll one's r's
Results 1 - 3 of 3 found about to roll the eye: Compound Eye
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Compound Eye, definition of term: Compound Eye
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Bulls Eye, definition of term: Bulls Eye
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Barrel Roll, definition of term: Barrel Roll
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