- 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Roll Source: opted
- 2. a. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. Source: opted
- 3. a. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. Source: opted
- 4. a. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. Source: opted
- 5. adj. uttered with a trill Source: wordnet
- 6. n. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) Source: wordnet
- 7. n. the act of robbing a helpless person Source: wordnet
- 8. n. propelling something on wheels Source: wordnet
- 9. 1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball. 2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair. 3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.] Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge. -- Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship. J. Bourne. -- Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they stand. -- Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact. -- Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets, rails, etc. -- Rolling press. (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between revolving rollers. (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate printing. -- Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and vehicles of a railway. -- Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards when the ship rolls heavily. R. H. Dana, Jr. Source: webster
- 10. j:98/n:2 n. the act of robbing a helpless person Source: ecdict
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