roll
verb [T] (SMOOTH) /rəʊl/
/roʊl/ Definition
› to make something smooth and flat: [+ obj + adj ] She borrowed a garden roller to roll the grass flat. When you have rolled (out) the pastry, place it in a pie dish.Making things more or less smooth or straight
(Definition of roll verb (SMOOTH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bunch (sth) up phrasal verb
- coarsen verb
- collapse verb (FALL)
- creased adjective
- crinkle verb
- crumple verb
- fold noun (BEND)
- fold verb (BEND)
- folding adjective
- furl verb
- pucker verb
- roll sth up phrasal verb
- roughen verb
- sand verb
- scrunch verb (MAKE SMALL)
- steady verb (STOP MOVING)
- straighten up phrasal verb (POSITION)
- straighten verb (LEVEL)
- straighten verb (NOT CURVING)
- wrinkle verb
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