Roll

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

Roll, v. t. [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.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; -- often with up; as, to roll up a parcel.  [1913 Webster]
•  To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean.  [1913 Webster]

  "The flood of Catholic reaction was rolled over Europe."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "Who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.  [1913 Webster]
•  To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.  [1913 Webster]

  "Full oft in heart he rolleth up and down
  The beauty of these florins new and bright."  [1913 Webster]

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.]

Roll, v. i. 

•  To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a body rolls on an inclined plane.  [1913 Webster]

  "And her foot, look you, is fixed upon a spherical stone, which rolls, and rolls, and rolls."  [1913 Webster]
•  To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the street.  Dryden.  [1913 Webster]
•  To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.  [1913 Webster]
•  To fall or tumble; -- with over; as, a stream rolls over a precipice.  [1913 Webster]
•  To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away.  [1913 Webster]
•  To turn; to move circularly.  [1913 Webster]

  "And his red eyeballs roll with living fire."  [1913 Webster]
•  To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.  [1913 Webster]

  "What different sorrows did within thee roll."  [1913 Webster]
•  To incline first to one side, then to the other; to rock; as, there is a great difference in ships about rolling; in a general semse, to be tossed about.  [1913 Webster]

  "Twice ten tempestuous nights I rolled."  [1913 Webster]
•  To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to wallow; as, a horse rolls.  [1913 Webster]
•  To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste rolls well.  [1913 Webster]
•  To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear.  [1913 Webster]
•  To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder rolls.  [1913 Webster]

  "Man shall not suffer his wife go roll about."  [1913 Webster]

To roll about, to gad abroad. [Obs.]

Roll, n. [F. rôle a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See Roll, v., and cf. Rôle, Rouleau, Roulette.].

•  The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll of a ball; the roll of waves.  [1913 Webster]
•  That which rolls; a roller.  [1913 Webster]
•  That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.  [1913 Webster]

  "Busy angels spread
  The lasting roll, recording what we say."  [1913 Webster]

  "The rolls of Parliament, the entry of the petitions, answers, and transactions in Parliament, are extant."  [1913 Webster]

  "The roll and list of that army doth remain."  [1913 Webster]
•  A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself.  [1913 Webster]
•  The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching.  [1913 Webster]
•  A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or of thunder.  [1913 Webster]
•  The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.  [1913 Webster]
•  Part; office; duty; rôle.  L'Estrange.  [1913 Webster]

Long roll (Mil.), a prolonged roll of the drums, as the signal of an attack by the enemy, and for the troops to arrange themselves in line. -- Master of the rolls. See under Master. -- Roll call, the act, or the time, of calling over a list names, as among soldiers. -- Rolls of court, of parliament (or of any public body), the parchments or rolls on which the acts and proceedings of that body are engrossed by the proper officer, and which constitute the records of such public body. -- To call the roll, to call off or recite a list or roll of names of persons belonging to an organization, in order to ascertain who are present or to obtain responses from those present.

Syn. -- List; schedule; catalogue; register; inventory. See List.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Roll, v. & n.
--v.
1 a intr. move or go in some direction by turning over and over on an axis (the ball rolled under the table; a barrel started rolling). b tr. cause to do this (rolled the barrel into the cellar).
2 tr. make revolve between two surfaces (rolled the clay between his palms).
3 a intr. (foll. by along, by, etc.) move or advance on or (of time etc.) as if on wheels etc. (the bus rolled past; the pram rolled off the pavement; the years rolled by). b tr. cause to do this (rolled the tea trolley into the kitchen). c intr. (of a person) be conveyed in a vehicle (the farmer rolled by on his tractor).
4 a tr. turn over and over on itself to form a more or less cylindrical or spherical shape (rolled a newspaper). b tr. make by forming material into a cylinder or ball (rolled a cigarette; rolled a huge snowball). c tr. accumulate into a mass (rolled the dough into a ball). d intr. (foll. by into) make a specified shape of itself (the hedgehog rolled into a ball).
5 tr. flatten or form by passing a roller etc. over or by passing between rollers (roll the lawn; roll pastry; roll thin foil).
6 intr. & tr. change or cause to change direction by rotatory movement (his eyes rolled; he rolled his eyes).
7 intr. a wallow, turn about in a fluid or a loose medium (the dog rolled in the dust). b (of a horse etc.) lie on its back and kick about, esp. in an attempt to dislodge its rider.
8 intr. a (of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) sway to and fro on an axis parallel to the direction of motion. b walk with an unsteady swaying gait (they rolled out of the pub).
9 a intr. undulate, show or go with an undulating surface or motion (rolling hills; rolling mist; the waves roll in). b tr. carry or propel with such motion (the river rolls its waters to the sea).
10 a intr. (of machinery) start functioning or moving (the cameras rolled; the train began to roll). b tr. cause (machinery) to do this.
11 intr. & tr. sound or utter with a vibratory or trilling effect (words rolled off his tongue; thunder rolled in the distance; he rolls his rs).
12 US sl. a tr. overturn (a car etc.). b intr. (of a car etc.) overturn.
13 tr. US throw (dice).
14 tr. sl. rob (esp. a helpless victim).
--n.
1 a rolling motion or gait; undulation (the roll of the hills).
2 a a spell of rolling (a roll in the mud). b a gymnastic exercise in which the body is rolled into a tucked position and turned in a forward or backward circle. c (esp. a roll in the hay) colloq. an act of sexual intercourse or erotic fondling.
3 the continuous rhythmic sound of thunder or a drum.
4 Aeron. a complete revolution of an aircraft about its longitudinal axis.
5 a a cylinder formed by turning flexible material over and over on itself without folding (a roll of carpet; a roll of wallpaper). b a filled cake or pastry of similar form (fig roll; sausage roll).
6 a a small portion of bread individually baked. b this with a specified filling (ham roll).
7 a more or less cylindrical or semicylindrical straight or curved mass of something (rolls of fat; a roll of hair).
8 a an official list or register (the electoral roll). b the total numbers on this (the schools' rolls have fallen). c a document, esp. an official record, in scroll form.
9 a cylinder or roller, esp. to shape metal in a rolling-mill.
10 Archit. a a moulding of convex section. b a spiral scroll of an Ionic capital.
11 US & Austral. money, esp. as banknotes rolled together.

Idiom

be rolling colloq. be very rich. be rolling in colloq. have plenty of (esp. money). on a roll US sl. experiencing a bout of success or progress; engaged in a period of intense activity. roll back US cause (esp. prices) to decrease. roll-back n. a reduction (esp. in price). roll bar an overhead metal bar strengthening the frame of a vehicle (esp. in racing) and protecting the occupants if the vehicle overturns. roll-call a process of calling out a list of names to establish who is present. rolled gold gold in the form of a thin coating applied to a baser metal by rolling. rolled into one combined in one person or thing. rolled oats oats that have been husked and crushed. roll in arrive in great numbers or quantity. rolling barrage = creeping barrage. rolling drunk swaying or staggering from drunkenness. rolling-mill a machine or factory for rolling metal into shape. rolling-pin a cylinder for rolling out pastry, dough, etc. rolling-stock
1 the locomotives, carriages, or other vehicles, used on a railway.
2 US the road vehicles of a company. rolling stone a person who is unwilling to settle for long in one place. rolling strike industrial action through a series of limited strikes by consecutive groups. roll-neck (of a garment) having a high loosely turned-over neck. roll of honour a list of those honoured, esp. the dead in war. roll on v.t
tr.
1 put on or apply by rolling.
2 (in imper.) colloq. (of a time, in eager expectation) come quickly (roll on Friday!). roll-on (attrib.) (of deodorant etc.) applied by means of a rotating ball in the neck of the container.
--n. a light elastic corset. roll-on roll-off (of a ship, a method of transport, etc.) in which vehicles are driven directly on at the start of the voyage and off at the end of it. roll over
1 send (a person) sprawling or rolling.
2 Econ. finance the repayment of (maturing stock etc.) by an issue of new stock.
roll-over n.
1 Econ. the extension or transfer of a debt or other financial relationship.
2 colloq. the overturning of a vehicle etc. roll-top desk a desk with a flexible cover sliding in curved grooves. roll up 1 colloq. arrive in a vehicle; appear on the scene.
2 make into or form a roll.
3 Mil. drive the flank of (an enemy line) back and round so that the line is shortened or surrounded. roll-up (or roll-your-own) n. a hand-rolled cigarette. roll up one's sleeves see SLEEVE. strike off the rolls debar (esp. a solicitor) from practising after dishonesty etc.

Derivative

rollable adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF rol(l)er, rouler, ro(u)lle f. L rotulus dimin. of rota wheel

THESAURUS

Roll

Danish, Danish pastry, English muffin, Parker House roll, Yorkshire pudding, account, advance, agenda, align, amble, angular momentum, angular motion, angular velocity, annals, arrive, axial motion, backing, bagel, bale, bank, bankroll, barge, barrage, barrel, bask, bask in, be effortless, be painless, be poised, be reflected, be sent back, beadroll, beat, beat a ruffle, beat a tattoo, beating, bialy, bialystoker, bibliofilm, billow, billowing, bindle, bipack, black-and-white film, blank, blunder, bob, bobble, bole, bolt, boom, booming, bore, bounce back, bouquet, bowl, bowl along, bowling, break, breakers, budget, bun, bundle, bunt, butt, cackle, cadastre, calendar, calender, cannonade, careen, career, carol, cartridge, cask, cast, catalog, catalogue, caw, census, census report, centrifugation, chatter, checklist, checkroll, cheep, chirk, chirograph, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, chop, choppiness, chopping sea, chronicle, chronicles, chuck, circle, circulation, circumgyration, circumrotation, cirrus, clack, clover-leaf roll, cluck, clump, coast, cock-a-doodle-doo, coffee cake, coggle, coil, color film, color negative film, column, comb, comber, come along, come in, come on, commute, coo, corkscrew, correspondence, course, cover ground, crab, crap, craps, crash, crescent roll, croak, croissant, cronk, cross bun, crow, cruise, crumpet, cuckoo, curl, curlicue, cycle, cylinder, cylindroid, dangle, dash, deck, delight in, dip, directory, dirty water, disappear, docket, document, documentation, dope, dossier, drag, dramatis personae, drift, drive, droop, drum, drum music, drumbeat, drumfire, drumming, dry plate, eagre, ebb and flow, echo, echo back, elapse, emulsion, enfold, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, equalize, evaporate, even, even out, evolute, expire, fagot, falter, fardel, fare, fare forth, fasces, fascine, feather, fell, fetch, file, film, fishtail, flatten, flit, float, flounce, flounder, flow, flow in, fluctuate, flush, flutter, fly, foot, footslog, form, forward, frame, full circle, furl, gabble, gad, gaggle, gain ground, gait, gallivant, gallop, gang, gather head, gather way, gem, get ahead, get along, give no trouble, glide, go, go ahead, go along, go around, go easily, go fast, go forward, go like clockwork, go on, go pitapat, gobble, grade, gravity wave, ground swell, grovel, growl, grumble, guggle, gush, gyrate, gyration, gyre, halt, hard roll, head count, heave, heavy sea, heavy swell, helix, hie, hippety-hop, history, hitch, hobble, hobbyhorse, holograph, honk, honor roll, hoo, hoot, hop, hot cross bun, hot-press, impel, index, indulge, indulge in, instrument, inventory, involute, iron, jog, jolt, jump, jury list, jury panel, kaiser roll, kink, labor, lay, lay down, lay flat, lay level, lay low, lay out, legal document, legal instrument, legal paper, letters, level, level off, librate, lift, limp, lineup, list, listing, lock step, loop, lop, lumber, lunge, lurch, luxuriate, luxuriate in, make good time, make head against, make headway, make heavy weather, make progress, make progress against, make strides, make up leeway, mangle, memorial, microfilm, mince, mincing steps, money, monochromatic film, mooch, motion-picture film, move, move along, move forward, move on, muffin, muster, muster roll, natural, negative, nick, nose count, nosegay, nutate, official document, onion roll, orbit, order of business, orthochromatic film, oscillate, pace, pack, package, packet, paddle, palpitate, palpitation, panchromatic film, paper, papers, paradiddle, parcel, parchment, part, pass, pass along, pass on, patter, peak, peal, pedal, peep, peg, pendulate, personal file, photographic paper, piaffe, piaffer, piece, pillar, pinwheel roll, pip, pipe, pipe roll, pitapat, pitch, pitch and plunge, pitch and toss, pitching, pitter-patter, pivoting, plate, plod, plow, plunge, pole, poll, popover, popple, porpoise, portion, posy, pound, pounding, pour in, prance, present no difficulties, press, printing paper, proceed, program, progress, propel, property roll, pull out, pull up, pulsate, pulsation, push, push down, quack, questionnaire, quiver, rack, ramble, range, rase, rat-a-tat, rat-tat, rat-tat-tat, rataplan, rattattoo, raze, rear, rebound, record, recording, reecho, reel, reeling, register, registry, rejoice in, relic, relish, remains, resonate, resound, return, returns, revel, revel in, reverberate, reverberation, revolution, revolve, ride, riffle, ringlet, ripple, rise, rise and fall, roam, roar, rob, rock, rocking, roll call, roll flat, roll in, roll on, roll out, roll up, roller, rollick, rolling, rolls, roster, rota, rotate, rotation, rotational motion, rough water, rouleau, rove, row, rub-a-dub, ruff, ruffle, rumble, run, run smoothly, sail, sashay, saunter, savor, scend, schedule, scold, scone, screw, scrip, script, scroll, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, sea, seethe, send, send back, shake, shamble, sheaf, shoestring, shot, shove, show up, shroud, shuffle, shunt, sideslip, sidle, sing, single-foot, skid, skip, slate, slide, slink, slip, slither, slog, slouch, slowness, sluice, smash, smooth, smooth out, smoothen, soft roll, somersault, somerset, sound, sound a tattoo, sound film, sound track, sound-on-film, soundstripe, spatter, spin, spinning, spiral, splatter, split, splutter, spool, spread out, sputter, squawk, staccato, stagger, stalk, stamp, steamroll, steamroller, stem, step, step forward, stomp, straddle, straggle, stray, stream, stride, strip, stroll, strolling gait, struggle, strut, stumble, stump, stunt, surf, surge, swag, swagger, swathe, sway, sweep, sweep along, swell, swing, swinging, swirl, swirling, swiveling, table, take pleasure in, tat-tat, tattoo, tax roll, tendril, thrash about, throb, throbbing, throw, thrum, thrust, thump, thumping, thunder, tidal bore, tidal wave, tide wave, tittup, toddle, token, tom-tom, toss, toss and tumble, toss and turn, tossing, totter, trace, traipse, travel, tread, treadle, trill, trip, tripack, troll, trolling, trot, trough, trudge, trundle, trundling, trunk, truss, tsunami, tube, tumble, turbination, turn over, turn up, turning, tweet, twirl, twist, twit, twitter, uncoil, uncurl, undulate, undulation, unfold, unfurl, unroll, unwind, vacillate, vanish, vehicle, velocity, vestige, vibrate, volutation, volute, volution, vortex, wad, waddle, wag, waggle, walk, wallop, wallow, wallow in, wamble, warble, water wave, wave, wavelet, waver, waving, wayfare, welter, wend, wheel, wheeling, whir, whirl, whirling, whistle, white horses, whitecaps, whorl, wiggle, wind up, wobble, work well, wrap up, writ, writing, yaw

ROGET THESAURUS

Roll

List

N list, catalog, catalogue, inventory, register, account, bill, bill of costs, terrier, tally, listing, itemization, atlas, book, ledger, catalogue raisonne, tableau, invoice, bill of lading, prospectus, bill of fare, menu, carte, score, census, statistics, returns, contents, table of contents, outline, synopsis, checklist, table, chart, database, index, inverted file, word list, concordance, dictionary, lexicon, vocabulary, glossary, thesaurus, file, card index, card file, rolodex, address book, Red book, Blue book, Domesday book, cadastre, directory, gazetter, almanac, army list, clergy list, civil service list, navy list, Almanach de Gotha, cadaster, Lloyd's register, nautical almanac, who's who, Guiness's Book of World Records, roll, check roll, checker roll, bead roll, muster roll, muster book, roster, panel, jury list, cartulary, diptych, cadastral.

Filament

N filament, line, fiber, fibril, funicle, vein, hair, capillament, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili, tendril, gossamer, hair stroke, veinlet, venula, venule, wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute, strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving, beard, ramification, strand, filamentous, filamentiferous, filaceous, filiform, fibrous, fibrillous, thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy, capillary, capilliform, funicular, wire-drawn, anguilliform, flagelliform, hairy, taeniate, taeniform, taenioid, venose, venous.

Convolution

N convolution, winding, convolution, involution, circumvolution, wave, undulation, tortuosity, anfractuosity, sinuosity, sinuation, meandering, circuit, circumbendibus, twist, twirl, windings and turnings, ambages, torsion, inosculation, reticulation, rivulation, roughness, coil, roll, curl, buckle, spiral, helix, corkscrew, worm, volute, rundle, tendril, scollop, scallop, escalop, kink, ammonite, snakestone, serpent, eel, maze, labyrinth, knot, convoluted, winding, twisted, tortile, tortive, wavy, undated, undulatory, circling, snaky, snake-like, serpentine, serpent, anguill, vermiform, vermicular, mazy, tortuous, sinuous, flexuous, anfractuous, reclivate, rivulose, scolecoid, sigmoid, sigmoidal, spiriferous, spiroid, involved, intricate, complicated, perplexed, labyrinth, labyrinthic, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, peristaltic, daedalian, kinky, knotted, wreathy, frizzly, crepe, buckled, raveled, spiral, coiled, helical, cochleate, cochleous, screw-shaped, turbinated, turbiniform, in and out, round and round, a can of worms, Gordian knot.

VB be convoluted, wind, twine, turn and twist, twirl, wave, undulate, meander, inosculate, entwine, intwine, twist, coil, roll, wrinkle, curl, crisp, twill, frizzle, crimp, crape, indent, scollop, scallop, wring, intort, contort, wreathe.

Rotundity

N rotundity, roundness, cylindricity, sphericity, spheroidity, globosity, cylinder, cylindroid, cylindrical, barrel, drum, roll, roller, rouleau, column, rolling-pin, rundle, cone, conoid, pear shape, egg shape, bell shape, sphere, globe, ball, boulder, bowlder, spheroid, ellipsoid, oblong spheroid, oblate spheroid, prolate spheroid, drop, spherule, globule, vesicle, bulb, bullet, pellet, pelote, clew, pill, marble, pea, knob, pommel, horn, knot (convolution), curved surface, hypersphere, hyperdimensional surface, rotund, round, cylindric, cylindrical, cylindroid, columnar, lumbriciform, conic, conical, spherical, spheroidal, globular, globated, globous, globose, egg shaped, bell shaped, pear shaped, ovoid, oviform, gibbous, rixiform, campaniform, campanulate, campaniliform, fungiform, bead-like, moniliform, pyriform, bulbous, tres atque rotundus, round as an orange, round as an apple, round as a ball, round as a billiard ball, round as a cannon ball.

Smoothness

VB smooth, smoothen, plane, file, mow, shave, level, roll, macadamize, polish, burnish, calender, glaze, iron, hot-press, mangle, lubricate.

Motion

VB be in motion, move, go, hie, gang, budge, stir, pass, flit, hover about, hover round, hover about, shift, slide, glide, roll, roll on, flow, stream, run, drift, sweep along, wander, walk, change one's place, shift one's place, change one's quarters, shift one's quarters, dodge, keep going, keep moving, put in motion, set in motion, move, impel, propel, render movable, mobilize.

Rotation

N rotation, revolution, spinning, gyration, turning about an axis, turning aound an axis, circulation, roll, circumrotation, circumvolution, circumgyration, volutation, circination, turbination, pirouette, convolution, verticity, whir, whirl, eddy, vortex, whirlpool, gurge, countercurrent, Maelstrom, Charybdis, Ixion, cyclone, tornado, whirlwind, dust devil, spin-out, axis, axis of rotation, swivel, pivot, pivot point, axle, spindle, pin, hinge, pole, arbor, bobbin, mandrel, axle shaft, gymbal, hub, hub of rotation, helix, helical motion, angular momentum, angular velocity, revolutions per minute, RPM, centrifugal force, surge, vertigo, dizzy round, coriolus force, carousel, merry-go-round, Ferris wheel, top, dreidel, teetotum, gyroscope, turntable, lazy suzan, screw, whirligig, rollingstone, water wheel, windmill, wheel, pulley wheel, roulette wheel, potter's wheel, pinwheel, gear, roller, flywheel, jack, caster, centrifuge, ultracentrifuge, bench centrifuge, refrigerated centrifuge, gas centrifuge, microfuge, drill, augur, oil rig, wagon wheel, wheel, tire, tyre, trochilics, whirling dervish, rotating, rotary, rotary, circumrotatory, trochilic, vertiginous, gyratory, vortical, vorticose, head over heels, round and round, like a horse in a mill.

Oscillation

VB oscillate, vibrate, librate, alternate, undulate, wave, rock, swing, pulsate, beat, wag, waggle, nod, bob, courtesy, curtsy, tick, play, wamble, wabble, dangle, swag, fluctuate, dance, curvet, reel, quake, quiver, quaver, shake, flicker, wriggle, roll, toss, pitch, flounder, stagger, totter, move up and down, bob up and down, pass and repass, ebb and flow, come and go, vacillate, teeter, brandish, shake, flourish.

River

VB flow, run, meander, gush, pour, spout, roll, jet, well, issue, drop, drip, dribble, plash, spirtle, trill, trickle, distill, percolate, stream, overflow, inundate, deluge, flow over, splash, swash, guggle, murmur, babble, bubble, purl, gurgle, sputter, spurt, spray, regurgitate, ooze, flow out, rain hard, rain in torrents, rain cats and dogs, rain pitchforks, pour with rain, drizzle, spit, set in, mizzle, flow into, fall into, open into, drain into, discharge itself, disembogue, pour, pour out, shower down, irrigate, drench, spill, splash, stanch, dam, up, obstruct.

Roll

N roll, drumming, berloque, bombination, rumbling, tattoo, drumroll, dingdong, tantara, rataplan, whirr, ratatat, ratatat-tat, rubadub, pitapat, quaver, clutter, charivari, racket, cuckoo, repetition, peal of bells, devil's tattoo, reverberation, clickety-clack, hum, purr, hummingbird, cat, kitten (animal sounds), rolling, monotonous, like a bee in a bottle.

VB roll, drum, rumble, rattle, clatter, patter, clack, bombinate, hum, trill, shake, chime, peal, toll, tick, beat, drum in the ear, din in the ear.

Record

N record, trace, vestige, relic, remains, scar, cicatrix, footstep, footmark, footprint, pug, track mark, wake, trail, scent, piste, monument, hatchment, slab, tablet, trophy, achievement, obelisk, pillar, column, monolith, memorial, memento, testimonial, medal, commemoration, record, note, minute, register, registry, roll, cartulary, diptych, Domesday book, catalogue raisonne, entry, memorandum, indorsement, inscription, copy, duplicate, docket, notch, muniment, deed, document, deposition, proces verbal, affidavit, certificate, notebook, memorandum book, memo book, pocketbook, commonplace book, portfolio, pigeonholes, excerpta, adversaria, jottings, dottings, gazette, gazetteer, newspaper, daily, magazine, almanac, almanack, calendar, ephemeris, diary, log, journal, daybook, ledger, cashbook, petty cashbook, professional journal, scientific literature, the literature, primary literature, secondary literature, article, review article, archive, scroll, state paper, return, blue book, statistics, compte rendu, Acts of, Transactions of, Proceedings of, Hansard's Debates, chronicle, annals, legend, history, biography, Congressional Records, registration, registry, enrollment, inrollment, tabulation, entry, booking, signature, recorder, journalism, recording, tape recording, videotape, compact disk, floppy disk, diskette, hard disk, Winchester disk, read-only memory, ROM, write once read mostly memory, WORM, on record, exegi monumentum aere perennium, read their history in a nation's eyes, records that defy the tooth of time.