roll (sth) over sth
— phrasal verb with roll /rəʊl/
/roʊl/ verb Definition
› If you roll over something on a computer screen, you move the mouse over an active place so that you can see information that is hidden under it: If you roll your mouse over a word, its definition will appear.Operating computers
(Definition of roll (sth) over sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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